Article 5YW20 Dark Money: How the Supreme Court's 6-3 Anti-Choice, Conservative Majority Was Shaped

Dark Money: How the Supreme Court's 6-3 Anti-Choice, Conservative Majority Was Shaped

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What role did dark money play in the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade? We speak with reporter Andrew Perez about how conservative anti-abortion groups and right-wing extremists have funneled millions of dollars into promoting politicians and Supreme Court justices to ultimately curtail reproductive rights. A dark money network led by the Federalist Society's Leonard Leo has spent at least $10 million promoting each of President Trump's picks for the Supreme Court and another $10 million blocking Merrick Garland's nomination in 2016, says Perez, senior editor and investigative reporter at The Lever.

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