Leonard Leo to Keep Judicial Advocacy Focus in New Venture

A multi-million-dollar campaign touting President Donald Trump’s judicial appointments ahead of the 2020 election cycle will be among the first projects for a new conservative advisory group headed by the Federalist Society’s Leonard Leo.

The issue campaign will be an at-minimum $10 million effort in which the new group, CRC Advisors, will work with conservative organizations to promote the message through media and voter education efforts, an individual associated with the new venture told Bloomberg Law. Leo confirmed the campaign in a news report announcing the venture Jan. 7.

Leo is an influential figure in the conservative movement who began ...