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- Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system into a conservative powerhouse.
- Between 2014 and 2020 alone, tax records show, groups in Leo's orbit raised more than $600 million.
- Leo realized decades ago having a Supreme Court majority wasn't enough — but he helped do that, too.
The party guests who arrived on the evening of June 23, 2022, at the Tudor-style mansion on the coast of Maine were a special group in a special place enjoying a special time. The attendees included some two dozen federal and state judges — a gathering that required US marshals with earpieces to stand watch while a Coast Guard boat idled in a nearby cove.