Public records 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 enforcement agendas, without accountability to the taxpayers […]
A Coalition of Corruption: How Activist Donors are Pushing Climate Litigation
A new report from Chris Horner details how activist donors are paying to place prosecutors in state attorney general offices to pursue an expressly partisan agenda. Records show this campaign to use the legal system to achieve political goals began as an informal coalition in 2016. That coalition disbanded under pressure from open records […]
New Report Details Campaign to Privately Fund State Attorney General Offices to Advance Climate Change Legal Positions
Chris Horner, a fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), released a report, “Law Enforcement for Rent,” detailing how activist donors are paying to place prosecutors in state attorney general offices to pursue an expressly partisan agenda. The report explores how private interests underwriting the law enforcement power of the state raises ethical, constitutional, and […]