The American judicial system is facing a coordinated “manipulation” effort led by the Climate Judiciary Project (CJP), according to Jason Chaffetz, who represented Utah’s 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2017. Created by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), the CJP claims to provide “objective” education to judges on climate science. Yet, in August, the House Judiciary Committee noted, “Public reports have documented concerns around apparent efforts by the Environmental Law Institute (‘ELI’) and its Climate Judiciary Project (‘CJP’) to influence judges who potentially may be presiding over lawsuits related to alleged climate change. These efforts appear to have the underlying goal of predisposing federal and state judges in favor of plaintiffs alleging injuries from the manufacturing, marketing, or sale of fossil-fuel products.” The House Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into the CJP, warning that the project may be violating the Judicial Code of Conduct. The committee alleged that the CJP seeks to influence judges on “controversial” and “fast-moving” legal topics — such as the social cost of carbon and the limits of the political-question doctrine — which are currently being litigated. By engaging in what the committee calls ex parte advocacy, the CJP is accused of undermining judicial impartiality. Christmas Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships “The scope of ELI’s and CJP’s attempt to influence judges is not trivial,” the Committee stated. “CJP boasts that it has educated more than 2,000 judges, including judges at the federal and state level. At the same time, ELI and CJP have concealed the identities of the judges who have attended or participated in ELI and CJP training sessions or conferences, and they have not been transparent about the funding sources for these events.” A major point of concern is the CJP’s recent shift toward secrecy. Media reports exposed an online forum where judges and CJP staff privately exchanged climate legal updates. The organization has reportedly: Anonymized the names of participating judges. Locked down its national forums. Removed testimonials from its website. Furthermore, financial disclosures reveal a potential conflict of interest regarding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In 2023, approximately 13% of ELI’s revenue came from EPA awards. Twenty-three state attorneys general have called for an investigation into whether these taxpayer-funded grants are being used to “rig the courts” against the U.S. energy industry. Despite these alleged efforts to “capture” the judiciary, climate activists have faced significant defeats in 2025. Courts in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and South Carolina dismissed climate lawsuits, ruling that regulating global emissions is a matter for Congress and the EPA, not state judges.

President Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief placed blame squarely on sanctuary laws for Minnesota’s fraud scandal. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons told Fox & Friends Tuesday that sanctuary laws in cities like Minneapolis, which prevent local authorities from contacting or working with federal immigration agents, have provided a safe haven for fraudsters. Earlier this month, federal authorities revealed that at least $9 billion in taxpayer funds may have been stolen as part of a massive fraud campaign that’s largely been tied to Minnesota’s Somali community. The fraudsters allegedly funneled cash from state welfare programs through fake nonprofits and shell companies back to Somalia — and even Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab, City Journal reported last month. “There’s always a tie when it comes to sanctuary jurisdictions, where you can hide in plain sight. You see a lot of these fraudsters use a lot of sanctuary rules and sanctuary protections to enact in criminal fraud just like this,” Lyons said. Homeland Security Investigations agents conducted door-to-door inspections in Minneapolis on Monday, targeting suspected fraud sites. It comes after independent journalist Nick Shirley posted a now-viral 42-minute video last week alleging that numerous daycare and learning centers in the area had no children on-site, despite receiving millions of dollars in taxpayer funding. Christmas Sale – Get 40% off New DailyWire+ Annual Memberships “We’ve been on the ground for so long looking into these states that are conducting these type of material fraud, and when Homeland Security Investigations goes into these businesses, there is criminal activity when it comes to labor trafficking, child trafficking, human exploitation and that’s what we’re looking at up there in Minnesota. And you’ll always come back to these sanctuary jurisdictions where you’ll find them hiding in plain sight and using those sanctuary protections to employ not only illegal aliens, but to conduct criminal fraud just like you’re seeing right now,” he said. Sanctuary cities like Minneapolis are HOTBEDS for criminal illegal alien activity. Their radical policies serve only as protections for the WORST of the worst while Americans suffer the consequences of failed leadership. pic.twitter.com/PLdd4oBBs5 — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov) December 30, 2025 The Trump administration sued Minnesota in September over sanctuary policies in the state, with Attorney General Pam Bondi accusing the state of allowing illegal immigrants “to circumvent the legal process.” Bondi is also looking into Minnesota’s fraud scandal, saying on X Monday that the feds have charged 98 individuals and that 85 of them are of Somali descent. “We have more prosecutions coming … BUCKLE UP, LAWMAKERS!” Bondi said.

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