LEGAL ARM SHOP

aha 4 22 why does each big trade group need its own legal arm shop?

CoC, NAM, api?

there are already legal foundations, firms like shook hardy and jones day

plus fronts/associations like ATRA, plus corps have in-house counsel

see legal suppression SLAPP?

rev dr pension?

a buffer?

In 2010, Shook, Hardy & Bacon's PAC gave $5,400 to Republicans and $500 to Democrats.^[21] In addition to Victor Schwartz's active participation in ALEC activities, fellow partners Mark Behrens and Phil Goldberg have been Advisors to ALEC's Civil Justice Task Force.^[22][23]

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trump baby jail?

Additionally, IRLI, FAIR’s legal arm, hired Tom Homan as a senior fellow. During the Trump administration, Homan served as the acting director of ICE from January 2017 to June 2018. Through their new roles, both Morgan and Homan have used media appearances to excoriate the Biden administration’s immigration policies, while lauding and promoting the preservation of Trump administration policies.

Across 2021, FAIR has focused its attention on increasing its influence on state and local public officials, particularly sheriffs.On June 25, 2021, FAIR organized a “Rally to End Biden’s Border Crisis,” at a segment of the U.S. border in Hereford, Arizona. The speakers at the event included Mark Morgan,Tom Homan, local sheriffs and Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council. On April 8, 2021, FAIR promoted a letter signed by 275 sheriffs from across 39 states attacking the Biden Administration’s immigration strategy.The letter is filled with talking points routinely espoused by groups like FAIR.