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Corporate Capture

When private industry controls or steers government regulatory decisions.

  1. 2026

    4 items
    NJ sues GEO Group after inspectors blocked at ICE jail
    NJ OAG: NJ Sues Delaney Hall Operator After Refusing Full Access
    NJ Sues Delaney Hall Operators for Access
    GEO Group Awarded 15-Year Contract by ICE for 1000-Bed Delaney Hall Facility
    Jun 2

    NJ sues GEO Group after inspectors blocked at ICE jail

    GEO Group blocked NJ inspectors as 300 detainees hunger-struck

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    Markwayne Mullin
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    +3
    8 figures
    Musk and Zuckerberg phone calls cut Trump AI review from 90 to 30 days
    Jun 2

    Musk and Zuckerberg phone calls cut Trump AI review from 90 to 30 days

    Three phone calls replaced democratic process, cutting AI oversight by 67%

    Donald Trump
    E
    Mark Zuckerberg
    David Sacks
    C
    +1
    6 figures
    GEO Group executive takes over ICE as contract profits hit record $254M
    May 31

    GEO Group executive takes over ICE as contract profits hit record $254M

    A GEO Group veteran now runs ICE as the contractor posts record profits

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    Markwayne Mullin
    Earl Warren
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    +3
    8 figures
    SCOTUS rules intrastate delivery drivers can bypass forced arbitration
    SCOTUS Decides Flowers Foods: A Fourth Consecutive Win for Workers
    Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock, Cornell LII
    After the Supreme Court Bissonnette Decision
    May 28

    SCOTUS rules intrastate delivery drivers can bypass forced arbitration

    Delivery drivers can now sue their employers in court instead of forced arbitration

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    B
    Rob Bonta
    +1
    6 figures

  2. 2024

    1 item
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    The Broligarchs and the Autocratic Reality
    Leonard Leo, Koch networks pour millions into groups prepping for potential second Trump administration
    We Don't Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right's Supreme Court Supermajority
    Sep 15

    How Corporate Donors Captured Conservative Think Tanks (2000–2024)

    Silicon Valley money shapes lifetime court appointments

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    Leonard Leo
    Michael Anton
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    4 figures

  3. 2023

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  4. 2022

    2 items

  5. 2020

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  6. 2012

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  7. 2010

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  8. 2003

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  9. 1985

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  10. 1978

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  11. 1977

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  12. 1973

    1 item
People

Key figures in Corporate Capture

41 figures
Leonard Leo
Federalist Society leader and judicial selection coordinator
Neil Gorsuch
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court (nominated by President Trump, confirmed 54-45 in 2017)
Brett Kavanaugh
Donald Trump
President of the United States (2025–present)
John Barrett
Justice
John Roberts
Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Sotomayor
Associate Justice
Justice Thomas
Associate Justice
Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security (confirmed January 2026)
Pam Bondi
U.S. Attorney General (confirmed February 2025)
Samuel Alito
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Tom Homan
Trump administration Border Czar / Acting ICE Director
Alex Padilla
U.S. Senator (D-CA)
Angelo Brock
Franchisee distributor, plaintiff, 2022–2026
Antonin Scalia
Justice
Benjamin Sachs
Professor of Labor and Industry, Harvard Law School; co-founder of OnLabor
Beth Milito
Vice President and Executive Director, NFIB Small Business Legal Center, 2026
Chris Lehane
Chief Global Affairs Officer, OpenAI
David Sacks
Co-Chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST); former White House AI and Crypto Czar (January–March 2026); co-founder, Craft Ventures
David Venturella
Acting ICE Director (effective June 1, 2026)
Earl Warren
U.S. Senator (D-MA)
Elon Musk
CEO, xAI; owner, X (Twitter); CEO, SpaceX and Tesla
Flowers Foods, Inc.
Petitioner; packaged baked goods company with bakeries in 19 states
George Zoley
Executive Chairman, The GEO Group, Inc.
Henry Hyde
J.D. Vance
Vice President and former Thiel employee
Jamie Raskin
Ranking Member, House Judiciary Committee (D-MD)
Jennifer Davenport
New Jersey Attorney General (since February 24, 2026)
John Paul Stevens
Justice Kagan
Associate Justice
Justin Elliott
Investigative Reporter, ProPublica
LaMonica McIver
U.S. Representative (NJ-10)
Mark Zuckerberg
CEO, Meta Platforms
Michael Anton
Former Claremont scholar, current State Department official
Mikie Sherrill
Governor of New Jersey (since January 2026)
Peter Thiel
Billionaire tech investor and think tank funder
Ras Baraka
Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Rob Bonta
California Attorney General, 2026
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ryan Baasch
Deputy Director, National Economic Council
Todd Lyons
ICE Acting Director through May 31, 2026