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The scheme, how the right wing used dark money to capture the Supreme Court, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, with Jennifer Mueller

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The scheme, how the right wing used dark money to capture the Supreme Court, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, with Jennifer Mueller
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The scheme
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
11295241886
Responsibility statement
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, with Jennifer Mueller
Sub title
how the right wing used dark money to capture the Supreme Court
Summary
"A senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee recounts how anonymous donors seized control of the U.S. Judiciary, including the Supreme Court"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Climate denial, regulatory capture, and covert ops -- Of courts and corporations -- Of social gains and election losses -- The plan : the Powell memo -- Building the influence machine : campaign finance cases -- Mercenaries, fringe groups, and lobbyists -- The front group archipelago -- Super PACs, 501(C)s, and corporate shareholders -- The Federalist Society turnstile -- The doctrine factory and casting call -- The Senate conveyor belt -- Plaintiffs of convenience, and friends of the court -- Ripe for capture -- The 80 (aka the prize) -- Cases controlling the political process -- Cases protecting corporate interests -- Cases restricting civil rights -- Cases advancing a far-right social agenda -- So-called conservative principles -- The shadow docket -- The scheme
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