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Conservative activist Leonard Leo has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee related to an investigation into Supreme Court ethics in what he calls a "politically motivated" move that he will not abide by. "Today, I received an unlawful and politically motivated subpoena from U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin," Leo said in a statement on Thursday. "I am not capitulating to his lawless support of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and the left's dark money effort to silence and cancel political opposition." Leo was subpoenaed by the committee in what is the latest back and forth between Senate Democrats and Leo as the Senate has continued summoning information regarding trips and events that Supreme Court justices have taken and participated in over the years. For decades, Leo has been a part of the Federalist Society, which has long been criticized by liberal activists for its involvement in helping advise and lobby former President Trump through the nominations of Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett. The senators have previously asked for an itemized list of gifts and payments from Leo or groups he is associated with dating back decades and related to any Supreme Court justice he has associated with amid public outcry from Democrats accusing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of ethics violation, which have been dismissed by many as politically motivated. In a Thursday letter to Durbin, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary, Leo’s lawyer David Rivkin Jr., reiterated Leo is "not complying" with the "unlawful and politically motivated subpoena. "The senators' demands stem from ProPublica's reporting on the travel habits of Justices Thomas and Alito. Specifically, ProPublica reported on an Alaskan fishing trip that Justice Alito took with hedge fund billionaire, Paul Singer, who would later have business matters before the high court. Conservatives have widely criticized by pointing out that many of the "experts" cited in the various reports have undisclosed ties to Democratic causes. The committee has also previously authorized a potential subpoena for GOP donor Harlan Crow related to gifts he gave Thomas and called the two subpoenas "key pieces of our legislative effort to establish an effective code of conduct" for the Supreme Court. Conservatives have called out ProPublica for being primarily funded by organizations and donors who support liberal causes, including court-packing and removing conservative justices from the court. Alito has defended himself against ProPublica's reporting, and Leo has released a statement dismissing the idea that the fishing trip was somehow kept from the public. "By selectively targeting Mr. Leo for investigation on a politically charged basis, while ignoring other potential sources of information on the asserted topic of interest who are similarly situated to Mr. Leo but have different political views that are more consistent with those of the Committee majority, your inquiry appears to be political retaliation against a private citizen in violation of the First Amendment," Rivkin previously wrote to the committee. Leo and his legal team have also pointed out that trips taken by former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and money received by late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have not resulted in inquiries from the committee. "Since July 2023, Leonard Leo has responded to the legitimate oversight requests of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a blanket refusal to cooperate," Sen. Durbin told Fox News Digital in a statement. "His outright defiance left the Committee with no other choice but to move forward with the compulsory process. For that reason, I have issued a subpoena to Mr. Leo." The statement continued, "Mr. Leo has played a central role in the ethics crisis plaguing the Supreme Court and, unlike the other recipients of information requests in this matter, he has done nothing but stonewall the Committee. This subpoena is a direct result of Mr. Leo’s own actions and choices." An aide for Durbin told Fox News Digital that while the senator "certainly expects the subject to acknowledge the gravity of a Congressional subpoena" there are "options available to the Senate to enforce a subpoena in the event of noncompliance." Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not immediately receive a response. In November, the Supreme Court adopted a modified ethics code in response to pressure from Durbin's committee and others.
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Apr 12, 2024 02:15
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I loving hate this country.
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Some Guy TT posted:Conservative activist Leonard Leo has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee related to an investigation into Supreme Court ethics in what he calls a "politically motivated" move that he will not abide by. mf is named Leo Leo
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Apr 12, 2024 15:33
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no regard for the 'nard
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dxt posted:mf is named Leo Leo 
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Apr 12, 2024 23:14
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Apr 15, 2024 17:24
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please be dead
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Apr 15, 2024 17:57
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He Will Die, And In The Interest Of Compromise Biden Will Not Appoint Another Justice Since It Is An Election Year
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titty_baby_ posted:He Will Die, And In The Interest Of Compromise Biden Will Not Appoint Another Justice Since It Is An Election Year on the other hand, this is how they get rid of Kamala
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bedpan posted:on the other hand, this is how they get rid of Kamala Lmfao there’s absolutely no way that the republicans would let them do that, they know she’s an albatross that they’d loving love to dump
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Apr 15, 2024 18:29
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I think the Republicans will insist on pretending he's alive until proven otherwise.
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Apr 15, 2024 18:46
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I have no confidence Biden would nominate a better replacement rather than picking some right wing Catholic in order to preserve balance or some dumb poo poo, so I don't care
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Spergin Morlock posted:I have no confidence Biden would nominate a better replacement rather than picking some right wing Catholic in order to preserve balance or some dumb poo poo, so I don't care it 100000% does not matter either way. our liberal justices in 2022 already said they all loved child slavery, how much worse can it really get?
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Apr 15, 2024 21:34
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dxt posted:mf is named Leo Leo not a fan of this new JoJo arc
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Spergin Morlock posted:I have no confidence Biden would nominate a better replacement rather than picking some right wing Catholic in order to preserve balance or some dumb poo poo, so I don't care Scotus nominee? In an election year? Where's your decorum
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Apr 16, 2024 05:22
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"public genital exposure is still illegal in the year 2024" - the supreme court
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Interestingly, they’re also about to overturn a lot of the 1/6 convictions by saying the government was overreaching by using a law intended to punish financial crimes against the rioters The Vox article is a little ahead of itself because they just said the trial could go forward so it’s as of now uncertain if he’ll actually be held liable, but even having to deal with a trial is obviously a big silencer when it comes to organizing. We will see
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from what ive been hearing the liberals in oral arguments seemed sympathetic to the idea that the enron law could be interpreted so broadly any protest while congress is in session is a violation of it so that will likely be interpreted as a nakedly political ruling come to think of it im not sure i actually heard any quotes suggesting the liberals agree with the argument which is odd considering that even clarence thomas was quoted launching zingers about just how extreme the government could get with this interpretation if they felt like it
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Some Guy TT posted:from what ive been hearing the liberals in oral arguments seemed sympathetic to the idea that the enron law could be interpreted so broadly any protest while congress is in session is a violation of it so that will likely be interpreted as a nakedly political ruling Using the Enron law is honestly pretty dumb but let’s not pretend that it’s not nakedly politically partisan because while I think the conservatives are in the right here, I have no doubt they’d take the opposite position if the subjects were BLM protesters
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https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/1782399533793620267 i for one am relieved
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Some Guy TT posted:https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/1782399533793620267 He misspoke, he meant "do".
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Some Guy TT posted:https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/1782399533793620267 Surely George followed that up with, "Well then, why won't Clarence Thomas recuse himself from January 6 coup cases?"
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Some Guy TT posted:https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/1782399533793620267 just embarrassing lol
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listening to oral arguments and im not sure whos talking or what theyre talking about but some guys really pushing this hypothetical of whether presidential immunity would qualify against the enron law if the president was leading a peaceful sit in to protest legislation that delays an official proceeding lol
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Some Guy TT posted:listening to oral arguments and im not sure whos talking or what theyre talking about but some guys really pushing this hypothetical of whether presidential immunity would qualify against the enron law if the president was leading a peaceful sit in to protest legislation that delays an official proceeding lol Are they trying for a "make protesting illegal"/"make Trump and only Trump immune from all crimes and the laws of physics" twofer?
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Some Guy TT posted:listening to oral arguments and im not sure whos talking or what theyre talking about but some guys really pushing this hypothetical of whether presidential immunity would qualify against the enron law if the president was leading a peaceful sit in to protest legislation that delays an official proceeding lol if Biden had a pair he'd order Trump to be assassinated to test the "presidential immunity" line of thinking. Trump is going to try it on him if (when) he gets back in so... lmao
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Spergin Morlock posted:if Biden had a pair he'd order Trump to be assassinated to test the "presidential immunity" line of thinking. Trump is going to try it on him if (when) he gets back in so... lmao I feel like this would be a bad idea and also I feel pretty confident Trump isn’t going to do that either
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why would trump waste time going after a corpse hes got plenty of other very much alive enemies to go after
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HashtagGirlboss posted:I feel like this would be a bad idea and also I feel pretty confident Trump isn’t going to do that either that's a shame
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Spergin Morlock posted:if Biden had a pair he'd order Trump to be assassinated to test the "presidential immunity" line of thinking. Trump is going to try it on him if (when) he gets back in so... lmao Lmfao.
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if they rule in favor of absolute immunity, immediately murdering the yea voters would be very funny
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They'll just put a Bush v. Gore "This is not stare decisis!" note at top and so it will only apply to Trump - bing bong, so simple!
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starting to think this whole Supreme Court thing is a bunch of horseshit
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Mr. Sharps posted:starting to think this whole Supreme Court thing is a bunch of horseshit Well, yeah - Andrew Jackson told John Marshall to gently caress off as did Abraham Lincoln to Roger Taney. It's literally a  institution created by Marshall to give himself absolute power around 200 years ago.
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Horseshoe theory posted:Well, yeah - Andrew Jackson told John Marshall to gently caress off as did Abraham Lincoln to Roger Taney. It's literally a judicial review is completely made up! it wouldn't withstand its own scrutiny!!
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