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GAO Files Suit against University of California on behalf of CEI for Information on UCLA Law School Involvement with Climate Litigation Industry

For Immediate Release: November 8th, 2018 Contact Dave Mohel: (703)217-2660 [email protected] GAO Files Suit against University of California on behalf of CEI for Information on UCLA Law School Involvement with Climate Litigation Industry WASHINGTON, November 8th, 2018 – Government Oversight & Accountability’s (GAO) today filed suit against the Board of Regents of the University of California […]

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 […]

REPORT: ATTORNEYS GENERAL HOLD ‘SECRET’ MEETING WITH DONORS TO DISCUSS FUTURE CLIMATE LAWSUITS

Attorneys associated with various attorneys general offices across the country met at a secret fundraiser in 2016 at Harvard University to discuss how to engage in climate lawsuits, according to a series of reports. Handouts touting the fundraiser did not include any specifics, a Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) report from August notes. But one presenter described […]

ATTORNEYS GENERAL, PLAINTIFFS’ LAWYERS, ACTIVISTS HOLD FLY-IN BRIEFING FOR “PROSPECTIVE FUNDERS” ON POSSIBLE AG INVESTIGATIONS

A new CLW video,  citing to a recent report by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, “Law Enforcement for Rent,” lays out the most stunning revelation about an extensive and elaborate campaign to use law enforcement, in coordination with major contributors and activist pressure groups, to attain a policy agenda that failed through the democratic process.  Among […]

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 […]