In Government Accountability & Oversight, P.C. v. Office of the Attorney General, Maryland AG Brian Frosh has asked a court to seal Frosh’s application seeking Michael Bloomberg underwriting for Frosh’s “climate” policy and ideological activism. CLW readers know that Bloomberg created a group to place privately hired attorneys in AG offices “to advance the agenda […]
Month: August 2019
Senator considers legislation to prevent special interest groups from influencing Minnesota Attorney General’s office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Rachel Aplikowski, 952-913-8426 Kiffmeyer considers legislation to prevent special interest groups from influencing Attorney General’s office Today Senator Mary Kiffmeyer (R- Big Lake) released a letter sent from her office to Attorney General Keith Ellison. The letter outlines specific questions regarding the Attorney General’s arrangement for a […]
#ExxonKnew — Who Will Guard the Guardians? Washington State AG Improperly Hides Info re Climate Litigation Scheming
A recent (for lack of a better word) “production” from the Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson added another veil of secrecy cast by AGs over their assistance to and escalation of the climate litigation industry. And, in Washington State’s case, its apparently long-running plans. It also tells the public there’s a little more ankle […]
#ExxonKnew team: Where-Has All the Boasting Gone? – Part IV
The Bloomberg-funded State Impact Center and the state attorneys general he loves have adapted in the face of increased scrutiny of their questionable outsourcing of law enforcement to “advance the agenda represented by” the group (as memorably named by Virginia AG Mark Herring’s Office in its application for a “Special Assistant AG”). Climate Litigation Watch […]
CLW in the news: Conservatives challenge climate lawyers in state AG offices
Jennifer Hijazi, E&E News reporter Published: Monday, August 19, 2019Conservative groups are raising new legal questions about state attorneys general who are involved in climate litigation and hire outside lawyers to work on the issue. In a lawsuit filed in state court last week, Washington state-based Energy Policy Advocates said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) must […]