CMD NEWS ABOUT Bradley Files

• Fair Elections and U.S. Constitution Come Under Attack at ALEC Meeting

  By David Armiak and Arn Pearson | December 1st, 2021 at 5:24 PM (CST)

  The American Legislative Exchange Council kicked off its annual policy summit today with a meeting of its secret working group on election suppression and gerrymandering strategies, and an “Academy” on right-wing plans to rewrite the U.S. Constitution.

• Turning Point USA Seeks $43 Million to Escalate the Right’s Culture War in American Schools

  By David Armiak | October 25th, 2021 at 5:37 PM (CDT)

  The Trump-aligned nonprofit pitches a “Systematic Effort” to “Inspire Our Kids [to] Love America Again” in investor prospectus obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.

• GOP Megadonor Art Pope Plays Leading Role in GOP Gerrymandering Operation

  By David Armiak | September 28th, 2021 at 10:57 AM (CDT)

  GOP megadonor and power broker Art Pope has gone all-in to help Republicans rig elections in their favor for the next decade.

• Bradley Foundation Bankrolls Controversial ALEC Voter Software

  By David Armiak | August 20th, 2021 at 12:43 PM (CDT)

  The right-wing Bradley Foundation has earmarked at least $1.7M for ALEC’s distribution of sophisticated voter management software deeply tied to the Republican Party since 2017, the subject of an IRS whistleblower complaint and multiple state campaign finance complaints.

• CMD President’s Senate Testimony on Dark Money Influence Over Federal Courts

  By ExposedByCMD Editors | May 12th, 2021 at 8:55 AM (CDT)

  CMD President Lisa Graves testified at a March Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on “The Big-Money Assault on Our Judiciary.” Video from the hearing and written testimony now available here.

• Major Right-Wing Funders Push Supreme Court Case Against Donor Disclosure

  By David Armiak | April 26th, 2021 at 9:51 AM (CDT)

  Major right-wing funders gave nearly $222 million to 69 organizations that filed amicus briefs supporting Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s fight against disclosing major donors to California regulators.

• Right-Wing Groups Rally Around Anti-Union Case Argued in Supreme Court Today

  By Alex Kotch | March 22nd, 2021 at 8:27 AM (CDT)

  The Cedar Point Nursery case could have sweeping implications for business property rights, which explains why the right-wing Pacific Legal Foundation has taken the case and numerous other legal centers and think tanks financed by many of the same pro-corporate billionaires have weighed in.

• CMD President Lisa Graves to Testify Before Senate Judiciary on the Right’s Dark Money Campaign to Capture U.S. Courts

  By ExposedByCMD Editors | March 10th, 2021 at 7:55 AM (CST)

  The Center for Media and Democracy's president, Lisa Graves, will testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary's Subcommittee on Federal Courts at 3:00 p.m. ET on March 10, 2021 in a hearing titled, "What's Wrong with the Supreme Court: The Big-Money Assault on Our Judiciary."

• Right-Wing Network Opposes Initiative to Increase Charitable Giving During Pandemic

  By Alex Kotch | March 8th, 2021 at 1:12 PM (CST)

  A coalition of conservative groups funded by private foundations and donor-advised funds is denouncing a plan to make those foundations and funds pay out more of their endowments to charity.

• Koch-Funded Groups Back Anti-Union Bills in the States, Oppose Pro-Union Legislation in Congress

  By Don Wiener and David Armiak | February 24th, 2021 at 7:49 AM (CST)

  Anti-union forces are on the offensive again in the states, but are playing defense this year at the federal level.