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About the Revolving Door Project
The Revolving Door Project (RDP) scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the broad public interest, rather than to entrench corporate power or seek personal advancement.
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The Agency Spotlight
The Agency Spotlight tracks appointments to leadership positions at thirty-nine independent federal agencies through the confirmation process and beyond. Additionally, for three agencies — the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the Spotlight monitors and exhibits key votes.
Read MoreIndustry Agenda
Building off the work of our Personnel Map, the Industry Agenda is a report series that looks at how different industries seek to influence the staffing of the Biden Administration. In these reports, we take a closer look at the policy issues at stake for various industries, as well as the agencies and offices they will be looking to influence.
Learn MorePersonnel Map
The Personnel Map aims to demonstrate the breadth and depth of corporate America’s interest in the executive branch of the federal government. The map ties major economic sectors to the individual political positions that have the power to regulate, bring enforcement actions against, or disburse funds to the companies in that sector.
Learn MoreApril 24, 2024
Amicus Spotlight: Moyle v. U.S.
Right-wing court-whisperers are pushing SCOTUS to allow states to ban abortions even in cases of severe medical emergencies.
April 24, 2024 | Revolving Door Project Newsletter
National Small Business Week 2024
This Sunday marks the start of National Small Business Week (NSBW). Hosted by the Small Business Administration (SBA), NSBW is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions that small businesses make to both the economy and our communities. It also allows Biden and his surrogates to go on a press tour touting his achievements in helping small businesses compete in an economy increasingly characterized by corporate consolidation.
Yet, once again, the Small Business Administration is squandering the potential of its signature event by partnering with the very same monopolistic corporations that Biden’s antitrust enforcers are fighting in the courts.
April 23, 2024
Amicus Spotlight: Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney
Right-wing groups linked to Charles Koch and Leonard Leo are backing Starbucks’ assault on the National Labor Relations Board.
April 22, 2024
Amicus Spotlight: City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson
An unholy coalition of right-wingers and California Democrats wants the Supreme Court to eviscerate the rights of homeless people.
April 18, 2024
Shawn Musgrave - The Intercept
The Gaping Hole In Supreme Court Rules For Tracking Links Between Litigants And Influence Groups
April 18, 2024
Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
Watchdogs' Database Details Right-Wing Efforts to Sway US Supreme Court
April 17, 2024
Fran Quigley - Housing Is A Human Right Substack
New Biden Rent Cap Shows Tenant Unions Can Win Nationally
April 16, 2024
Thomas Barrabi - New York Post
Congressional panels that slashed DOJ antitrust funds have cozy Big Tech ties: watchdogs
April 16, 2024
Christopher Ingram - Minnesota Reformer
Tech companies scale up MN lobbying efforts in advance of privacy bill
April 16, 2024
Arielle Samuelson & Emily Atkin - Heated
“Reprehensible”: Fossil fuel industry infiltrates civil rights convention
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@imillhiser Want to learn more about the right-wing moneyed interests lobbying the Supreme Court through amicus briefs? Check out our new website https://t.co/EZikwL5vSS ⬇️
@imillhiser Other connected filers include the Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, the Charlotte Lozier Institute, and the National Right to Life Committee. https://t.co/seuAxHUiX9
@imillhiser One of the notable right-wing filers in Moyle is the Manhattan Institute, which has connections to several right-wing powerbrokers, including multiple who have directly financed the lavish lifestyles of several justices, such as Harlan Crow and Paul Singer. https://t.co/Egrv2cTtkE
@imillhiser Additionally, at least 6 amicus filers in this case have significant ties to Leonard Leo, the Koch network, and other “court-whisperers” who themselves have ties to the justices. Read more about these corrupt ties in other cases at https://t.co/EZikwL5vSS.
@imillhiser A lawyer for the anti-abortion petitioners, Taylor Meehan, clerked for Clarence Thomas. After ProPublica's reporting revealed Thomas's corrupt ties to billionaires, Meehan implored her fellow former clerks to join a letter of support for their former boss. https://t.co/Hu4ZmJSzL9 https://t.co/fGu6u5tpkj
As @imillhiser explains, SCOTUS could use this case to "neutralize" a federal law requiring hospitals to provide abortions in cases of medical emergency: "The Court’s decision in Moyle is likely to determine whether some women live or die." https://t.co/qa0Eq7ALS7