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“Superb investigative reporting and storytelling. Revelatory even for those of us who have followed Leonard Leo closely.” - David Enrich, The New York Times

“Tremendous reporting.” - Jane Meyer, The New Yorker Staff Writer

"I loved this podcast, which, in addition to revealing the particulars of a world I had only imagined in the abstract, was incredibly fun to listen to.” - Leon Nayfakh, host of Fiasco

“A phenomenal series. We want more episodes.” - Kate Shaw, co-host of the Strict Scrutiny

“I was blown away.” - Lydia Millet, award-winning author

Winner 2025 duPont-Columbia Award, Finalist for the IRE Longform Journalism in Audio, Finalist for the Ambies Best Politics Podcast, Nelly Bly Award from the Museum of Corruption, Silver Gavel Award Honorable Mention.

Historians and legal experts say there is no comparable figure in American jurisprudence. To the extent Leo is known, it’s for his role helping to install the conservative supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court. But his reach extends far beyond that. Decades ago, he realized it was not enough to have justices on his side. Those jurists needed to decide the right cases, brought by the right lawyers and heard by the right lower court judges. He built a machine to do just that.