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How George Mason University bought its way into the hearts of far-right Supreme Court justices: report
By Sarah K. Burris
Published April 30, 2023, 4:07 PM ET
The New York Times is reporting that George Mason University in Virginia managed to buy its way into the inner circle of Supreme Court justices.
At a time when the Supreme Court has record-low approval and at least two justices have been accused of corruption, the report is showing other ways in which justices score extra cash on the side.
"For the leaders of the law school, bringing [Neil Gorsuch] to teach at Scalia Law was a way to advance their own parallel ambition," the report began.
https://www.rawstory.com/supreme-court-george-mason-university/
Here is a dirty secret maybe this book should have been referenced by the NYT, it says a lot about that "GM school"
Democracy in Chains
THE DEEP HISTORY OF THE RADICAL RIGHT'S STEALTH PLAN FOR AMERICA
By Nancy MacLean
FakeNoose
(32,791 posts)... and it has a lot of background investigation into the George Mason University angle too. I believe that book was published before we had the current 6-3 split on SCOTUS.
turbinetree
(24,725 posts)she got right down into how the RW attacked and continue to attack this country....
Pinback
(12,171 posts)MacLean lays out the long, methodical project to dismantle American democracy and install an oligarchy (which many would argue has already taken place to a significant extent). Chilling and essential read.
turbinetree
(24,725 posts)shelfs and fire the librarians.......hell, the fascist don't want to have the masses know the truth....
Wado....thank you
KPN
(15,665 posts)dirty secret!
KPN
(15,665 posts)dirty secret!
turbinetree
(24,725 posts)It is in my opinion a very good read...