Leonard Leo reshaped SCOTUS. He’s not done

Oct. 18, 2023 Politics

A new ProPublica podcast explores how The Federalist Society’s Leonard Leo spent decades building a pipeline for conservative talent that ends at the Supreme Court.

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Credits

Guest:

Andrea Bernstein - ProPublica investigative journalist and co-host of the podcast ‘We Don’t Talk About Leonard” - @AndreaWNYC

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Nihar Patel, Zeke Reed, Sara Singer Schiff

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Leonard Leo reshaped SCOTUS. He’s not done

A new ProPublica podcast explores how The Federalist Society’s Leonard Leo spent decades building a pipeline for conservative talent that ends at the Supreme Court.

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