Groups linked to billionaire Leonard Leo, who seems to have ties to Chevron, are pressing the court to intervene in lawsuits that could cost billions
Far-right fossil fuel allies have launched a stunning and unprecedented campaign pressuring the supreme court to shield fossil fuel companies from litigation that could cost them billions of dollars.who helped select Trump’s supreme court nominees. Leo also appears to have ties to Chevron, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.“He’s really crafted the supreme court,” said Lisa Graves, executive director of the progressive watchdog group True North Research and an expert on Leonard Leo’s network.
“Honolulu is attempting to use the law of one state to dominate the others,” wrote Carrie Severino, president of the, one of many non-profits led by Leo, the powerful far-right judicial activist who also co-chairs the rightwing legal advocacy group the Federalist Society.
“This Honolulu case directly impacts Chevron as well as many other climate cases where Chevron is a defendant, so while we don’t yet know what corporate interests are behind the Alliance for Consumers pressure campaign, we keep following our noses,” he said.The political campaign, said Graves, is a clear sign that the US judiciary has been “captured by Leonard Leo and his billionaire benefactors”.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Europe’s far right in disarray as Germany’s AfD candidate resignsParty’s latest controversy highlights growing divisions within European far-right and nationalist groups
Read more »
She was in Trump’s Maga ‘cult’ – now she’s fighting far-right extremismPenny Swan defected from the rightwing group that captured the local Republican party – and she won’t be voting for Trump
Read more »
Surge in support for far-right party expected in Belgium general electionVlaams Belang wants independence for Dutch-speaking Flanders, which could split the country
Read more »
European elections: Dutch exit polls show progressive alliance just ahead of far rightLeft and Green parties say nationalists can be beaten as Netherlands is first to vote in four-day election
Read more »
Argentina’s far-right president poised to shut down anti-gender violence agency‘Women at risk’ amid increasing number of femicides but assistance including emergency helpline will be cut
Read more »
German leader hardens on deportations amid row with far right as EU election loomsChancellor says violent, foreign-born criminals, even from Syria and Afghanistan, may be forced to leave
Read more »