Drilled

False Friends of the Court: Why Every Rightwing Think Tank Has an Amicus Program, with Senator Whitehouse

Jun 7, 2022

27:49

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The Supreme Court Isn't Going Away - Is That Correct?

01:53

Is the Supreme Court Really Going to Rule Amicus Briefs?

02:35

Is the Supreme Court Really Resisting Transparency?

03:00

Introduction

3min

Amicus Briefs - What Are They?

3min

Is the Supreme Court Really Going to Rule Amicus Briefs?

3min

Is the Supreme Court Really Resisting Transparency?

3min

The Supreme Court Isn't Going Away - Is That Correct?

2min

Are the Judges in the Dark Too?

2min

Are There Any Attorneys Who Are Popular Picks of These Groups?

2min

Are There Any, Um, Dark Money Funded Efforts to Improve Disclosure Transparency?

2min

Americans for Prosperity Found Nation vs Uh Banta

2min

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Is the Supreme Court Going to Take the Tobacco Fraud Case?

4min

I have been wondering for months what possible sense it makes for every right-wing think tank to have an amicus program. I mean...is any judge really surprised to learn that the Cato Institute is against regulation? But these are not folks who spend money on things for no reason, and the presence and size of amicus programs at conservative "public interest" law firms and think tanks have been growing exponentially over the years, so I reached out to the only person I've ever seen mention this in public: Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. He had all the answers I was looking for and then some.

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