The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has agreed to hear (via E&E News, subscription required) appeals of two cases before the same panel, on the same date. San Francisco, Oakland and other California governments are seeking damages they claim energy companies owe them from climate change. Some municipalities had opposed the motion to […]
New Mexico AG Draws Fire for Working With NYU Energy Center
The New Mexico attorney general’s office is drawing criticism for employing two lawyers funded by a New York University center that promotes clean energy and environmental laws. Excerpts: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico attorney general’s office is drawing criticism for employing two lawyers funded by a New York University center that promotes clean energy and environmental laws. The […]
Was the Bloomberg-DC SAAG an illegal ‘hire’?
Is that Matthew 7:17–18 we smell? CLW readers are aware that District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine was one of Michael Bloomberg’s original partners in Bloomberg’s Law Enforcement for Rent scheme. That plan entails bringing on board an activist attorney(s), funded by a Bloomberg group, as a “Special Assistant AG” to work on issues of concern to […]