The Scheme : : how the Right Wing Used Dark Money to Capture the Supreme Court
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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.
"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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : The New Press, 2022.
Year Published: 2022
Description: 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781620977385
1620977389
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Mueller, Jennifer.
SUBJECTS
United States. -- Supreme Court.
Campaign funds -- United States.
Political action committees -- United States.
Business and politics -- United States.
Corporations -- Political activity -- United States.
Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-