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Report: Lawyers PAC funnels over $1 million to Illinois Democrats

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(The Center Square) – A new report reveals how a trial lawyer's political action committee has spent more than $1 million exclusively on Democratic candidates and committees since Election Day

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How Big Law Killed The Democrats

This story was originally printed in Matt Stoller’s newsletter BIG, where he explores the politics of monopoly power. For a long time, I’ve discussed a secret center of power in America, what is known as “Big Law,” a network of law firms that serve as a shadow government for the out-of-power party.Lawyers have always had a special place in America. They must maintain a dual loyalty, serving clients with advice and court representation, but servi…

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“When you're a trial lawyer lobby, it’s a pretty good investment to kick in a million dollars to one party in power here in Illinois and get results from something like [the Biometric Information Privacy Act] where that generated hundreds of millions of dollars in attorney fees for in-state and out-of-state law firms,” said Phil Melin, of Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse.

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Report: Lawyers PAC funnels over $1 million to Illinois Democrats

(The Center Square) – A new report reveals how a trial lawyer's political action committee has spent more than $1 million exclusively on Democratic candidates and committees since Election Day

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