With news breaking about conservative activist Leonard Leo funneling money to Ginni Thomas, I decided to post the lecture notes I prepared for the keynote address I delivered today to an Ontario Bar Association conference: The U.S. Supreme Court's Turn Toward Judicial Tyranny 1/ (short thread) https://www.notesfromcalicomanor.com/2023/05/04/us-supreme-courts-turn-toward-tyranny/ #ClarenceThomas #USsupremeCourt #lawFedi
Here's gift access to Washington Post story about Leo, longtime head of the Federalist Society and leader of a network of affiliated conservative groups, arranging for Ginni Thomas to be paid for consulting but without mention of her; the group that made the payment then filed an amicus brief in a major voting rights case, arguing against continued protection for black voters in the south. Clarence Thomas took that side in the case, authoring a concurrence. https://wapo.st/3HH15bU 2/
Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas’s wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’

Leonard Leo told GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to give the spouse of the Supreme Court justice « another $25,000 » and to bill a nonprofit organization called the Judicial Education Project.

The Washington Post
@heidilifeldman it just gets worse and worse! Robert’s spouse also making millions…thanks for posting your notes!