Public records, including those from Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, show a pattern of law enforcement offices turning to off-the-books payments for privately funded lawyers to push a political agenda that was roundly rejected at the ballot box by the American people The scheme raises serious questions about special interests setting states’ policy and law […]
Behind the Green Revolving Door: Illinois AG Lawyer Makes it Official, Goes In-House
In a recent report published by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) — “Law Enforcement for Rent: How Special Interests Fund Climate Policy through State Attorneys General” — Chris Horner revealed a curiously collaborative relationship between state attorneys general offices (OAGs) and the green pressure group Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). UCS is at the center […]
Michael Bloomberg, Exxon and the ethical pollution of buying justice
Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire and perhaps soon-to-be presidential candidate, suggested earlier this year that reluctant corporations needed to be pressed into addressing climate change. “Employees want to work for an environmentally friendly company. And then there are the investors. … They want socially responsible investing,” the former New York City mayor and media mogul declared to […]