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While serving as chairman of USCIRF, Leo was active in the opposition to the construction of an Islamic community center near the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan. The Park51 or Cordoba House project was dubbed the "Ground Zero Mosque" by right-wing critics. Leo was director of Liberty Central, a tea party-related group organized by Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Liberty Central has organized a petition campaign against the Cordoba House project.<ref>David Corn and Nick Baumann, [https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2010/08/commission-international-religious-freedom-ground-zero-mosque/ “Ground Zero Mosque” Foes Bankrolled By Feds], "Mother Jones", August 23, 2010.</ref>
==Official Positions with Associated Groups==
*Reclaim New York (a non-profit funded by the Mercer Family and promoting implementation of their preferred policies in New York State)<ref>Rob Galbraith, [https://news.littlesis.org/2017/05/24/mercer-family-front-groups-attack-universal-healthcare-bill-in-new-york-state/ Mercer family front groups attack universal healthcare bill in New York State], "Eyes on the Ties", May 24, 2017.</ref>
*Board Member, The Catholic Information Center<ref>The Catholic Information Center, [http://cicdc.org/sites/cicdc/about/staff-and-board-of-directors/ Staff and Board of Directors], accessed July 14, 2018.</ref>
*Board Member, International Center on Law, Life, Faith and Family, [http://icolf.org/about/organizational-structure/ Organizational Structure], accessed July 14, 2018.</ref>
*Board President, National Catholic Prayer Breakfast<ref>National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, [https://catholicprayerbreakfast.com/about/ About], accessed July 14, 2018.</ref>
*Board Member, Ethics and Policy Center<ref name="becket">Becket, [https://www.becketlaw.org/media/becket-names-lion-of-the-law-leonard-leo-2017-canterbury-medal/ Becket names “Lion of the Law” Leonard Leo 2017 Canterbury Medal], March 16, 2017.</ref>
*Board of Member, Catholic University of America<ref name="becket"/>
==Biography==