Leonard Leo

Learn about one of the key architects of the conservative and activist Supreme Court.

Inside The Right’s Historic Billion-Dollar Dark Money Transfer

Industrialist Barre Seid funded a new dark money group run by Trump judicial adviser Leonard Leo, who helped eliminate federal abortion rights.

Andrew Perez, Andy Kroll, Justin Elliott

Videos

WATCH NOW: The Man Who Bought The Supreme Court

The Lever’s new video reveals how Leonard Leo's secret donor network built the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority and brought them the tools to overturn Roe v. Wade.

David Sirota

Business

How Dark Money Bought A Supreme Court Seat

While Justice Amy Barrett feigned ignorance of dark money, new documents show that cash bankrolled her Supreme Court nomination.

Andrew Perez, Julia Rock