Michael Bloomberg’s plan to use an environmental law clinic at NYU to place environmentalist lawyers in friendly state attorneys general offices has hit a roadblock in Virginia. On Wednesday, the Competitive Enterprise Institute sued Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) for records about his office’s claim that they could legally bring on board a special […]

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring was hit with a lawsuit on Wednesday for his involvement in a questionable program that places privately funded environmental activists in his office. The Competitive Enterprise Institute filed the lawsuit as part of its continuing efforts to expose what it sees as a scheme. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (above […]

A Washington, D.C.-based think tank filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming Virginia’s attorney general office is hiding documents showing the extent of the state’s role in an attorney general-led climate crusade. Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Chris Horner is suing Virginia for repeatedly denying requests for information supposedly confirming the state’s authority to hire privately funded lawyers. Horner argues state […]