Conservative group urges Jordan climate subpoenas
The American Energy Institute urged House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan last week to subpoena records from the Environmental Law Institute’s Climate Judiciary Project, alleging coordination that could influence climate lawsuits. In a letter citing a Sept. 12 Chevron filing in Multnomah County v. ExxonMobil, the group claims a plaintiffs’ attorney had undisclosed involvement in studies presented as independent evidence and that a draft acknowledgment of Climate Judiciary Project funding was removed from a final publication, with draft judicial training materials reportedly found on the attorney’s firm website.
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Jim Jordan pressed to subpoena climate group accused of 'judicial manipulation'
New information:
- AEI CEO Jason Isaac asked Rep. Jim Jordan to subpoena CJP/ELI communications, drafts, funding agreements, and editorial notes.
- A Sept. 12 Chevron filing allegedly links plaintiffs’ attorney Roger Worthington to climate studies used as evidence and notes a removed funding disclosure to CJP.
- AEI says draft judicial training modules and internal comments tied to the Climate Judiciary Project were posted on Worthington’s firm website.