Concord Fund

The Concord Fund
Formation2005 (2005)
Type501(c)(4)
20-2303252
Location
LeaderCarrie Severino
Key people
Leonard Leo
AffiliationsThe 85 Fund
CRC Advisors
Websitewww.judicialnetwork.com Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
Judicial Crisis Network

The Concord Fund (formerly the Judicial Crisis Network and the Judicial Confirmation Network)[1] is an American conservative advocacy organization. Its president is Carrie Severino, a former law clerk for Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas.[2] In 2020, OpenSecrets described the organization as having "unmatched influence in recent years in shaping the federal judiciary."[3] It is among a network of organizations associated with Leonard Leo, a co-chair of the Federalist Society, that are funded mostly by anonymous donors, with funding distributed by Concord and a related group, The 85 Fund.[4][5]

  1. ^ Stone, Peter (June 23, 2023). "US dark-money fund spends millions to back Republican attorneys general". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Haberman, Maggie (July 15, 2014). "Conservative judicial group to hammer Chris Christie". Politico. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Massoglia, Anna; Levine, Sam (May 27, 2020). "Conservative 'dark money' network rebranded to push voting restrictions before 2020 election". OpenSecrets.
  4. ^ Vogel, Kenneth P. (October 12, 2022). "Leonard Leo's Network Is Increasingly Powerful. But It Is Not Easy to Define". The New York TImes.
  5. ^ Vogel, Kenneth P. (October 12, 2022). "Leonard Leo Pushed the Courts Right. Now He's Aiming at American Society". The New York TImes.