Man Arrested For Protesting Outside Federalist Society Chief's House Earns $62.5K Settlement From The Cops

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https://abovethelaw.com/2024/05/leonard-leo-protester-settlement/

Man Arrested For Protesting Outside Federalist Society Chief's House Earns $62.5K Settlement From The Cops

Leonard Leo got a protester arrested. The protester secured the last laugh.

By JOE PATRICE
on May 10, 2024 at 1:13 PM

Leonard Leo sits atop a dark money empire with upwards of $1.6 billion committed to spamming the federal judiciary with unqualified lackeys and funneling under-the-table cash to Ginni Thomas. Whenever you wonder how someone like Aileen Cannon can be trusted to serve as a judge for a hot dog eating contest let alone a federal district court, the answer is Leonard Leo.

When protesters set up outside his home in Maine to point out that he’s the mastermind behind the systematic erasure of America’s constitutional freedoms, Leo called the cops. Leo specifically asked police to press charges against one Eli Durand-McDonnell, who Leo characterized as “harassing” him, citing an incident where Durand-McDonnell called him a “fucking asshole” on a public street and that this made his family “distraught.” I dunno, has Leo considered just not being a fucking asshole? That might avoid these situations too.

Durand-McDonnell noted to the New Yorker at the time that “the rules don’t apply to Leonard Leo. He can use this insane amount of money and influence and be a big shot, and throw his weight around. And, if he doesn’t agree with what someone else says, it’s no longer free speech.”

For his part, Leo said the protest was “no longer a political protest… when they have ‘Fuck Leo’ signs.”

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Man arrested at Leonard Leo protest gets $62.5K settlement [Bangor Daily News]

[GiqueCee]

1. For the life of me...

... I cannot fathom why Leonard Leo and his despicable ilk have such a pathological compulsion to destroy the democracy that was instrumental in enabling their acquisition of such obscene riches. A few thousand ruthless, greed-crazed monsters have more wealth than all the rest of the people in America combined. They have nothing to worry about. NOTHING! And yet, they delight in destroying the lives of those with the temerity to disagree with their motives and objectives.
But then, that is the defining characteristic of the conservative toilet that spawned them. Lie. Cheat. Steal. Murder when the need arises. Then blame their victims.
They could do so much good with their wealth and not even notice the expense. But they are not good people, so they choose the path of malice and mendacity, because they get off on hurting people they've never even met.
I am reminded of a line from the movie, "There Will Be Blood", when Daniel Day Lewis' character says, "I have a competition in me. It is not enough that I succeed, I don't want anyone else to succeed." or words to that effect. I can easily imagine that being Leonard Leo's motto.
A special hole in Hell awaits you, Leo.

[Chainfire]

2. Those who have the gold make the rules.

It is our own damn fault for putting up with it.

[LiberalFighter]

3. Ph*ck Leo seems appropriate.

[FakeNoose]

4. Why didn't Leonard Leo pay the $62,500?

Instead the court made the cops pay. This is Bizzarro World!