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Leonard Leo

Federalist Society co-chairman; architect of conservative judicial network
Tracked because Dark-money pack import. Central figure in the modern conservative dark-money network; donor-network coordinator.
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Federalist Society longtime executive and current co-chairman. Architect of the conservative judicial-nomination strategy that produced the Trump 1 Supreme Court appointees (Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett) and dozens of circuit-court judges. Controls or has been linked to a network of 501(c)(4) entities including The 85 Fund, Concord Fund (formerly Judicial Crisis Network), Honest Elections Project, and Marble Freedom Trust. The Marble Freedom Trust's $1.6B Seid donation gave the network ~$1.6B in operating capital outside campaign-finance disclosure rules.

Facts on record1
Connections mapped5
Sources cited9
Inferential claims1
Evidence: 1I
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Key Connections
→ Marble Freedom Trust organization
organizational_affiliation
Leonard Leo is known to be involved with Marble Freedom Trust, a conservative dark money group.
→ The 85 Fund organization
organizational_affiliation
Leonard Leo is associated with The 85 Fund, a conservative funding organization.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
filer
Leonard Leo filed a filing with the SEC on 2025-06-26.
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 144d ago · Avg age: 1127d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
AI Analysis (1)
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⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 Leonard Leo filed filing with the SEC on 2025-06-26. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (5)
→ Marble Freedom Trust organization
organizational_affiliation primary since 2021
Leonard Leo is known to be involved with Marble Freedom Trust, a conservative dark money group.
→ The 85 Fund organization
organizational_affiliation primary since 2021
Leonard Leo is associated with The 85 Fund, a conservative funding organization.
→ Concord Fund organization
organizational_affiliation inferential since 2026
Leonard Leo and Concord Fund are both listed as known entities in the database. Leo is documented as a key figure behind the Concord Fund and other conservative judicial advocacy groups.
→ Heritage Foundation institution
organizational_affiliation inferential since 2026
Leonard Leo has long-standing documented ties to the Heritage Foundation through his work on judicial nominations and conservative legal policy. Both appear in the same entity list.
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
filer primary since 2025
Leonard Leo filed a filing with the SEC on 2025-06-26.
Sources (9)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Leonard Leo — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2005-12-02 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Leonard Leo (2005-12-02) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Leonard Leo — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-25 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Leonard Leo not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Leonard Leo — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Leonard Leo — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-06-26 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Leonard Leo (2025-06-26) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2025-07-15 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Leonard Leo (2025-07-15) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Leonard Leo — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt