Reports of LIV Golf's demise may have been exaggerated, but the once-touted rival to the PGA Tour is definitely on life support.

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The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously struck down a bizarre effort at climate lawfare, which aimed to penalize Chevron for its role in boosting the U.S. war effort against the Nazis and Imperial Japan in World War II.

The ruling is good news for sanity, but it also sets an important precedent for the Left’s ongoing climate lawfare efforts. You see, climate alarmist lawyers have sought to weaponize state laws against oil and gas companies, and the ruling in Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish delivers a knockout punch to at least part of their nefarious strategy.

While the case turns on a technicality, that technicality means a great deal to the environmentalist trial lawyers seeking to make a buck and undermine the oil industry.

As Justice Clarence Thomas—a President George H.W. Bush appointee—notes in his opinion for the unanimous court, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, and its fellow parishes filed no fewer than 42 state-court lawsuits in 2013 against oil and gas companies under a 1978 state law for alleged violations in the 1940s.

Many of the oil companies successfully appealed to have the cases removed from state court to federal court, because the companies had been acting under a federal officer “of or relating to any act under color of such office.” Yet lower courts had rejected Chevron’s efforts to move the case out of state court, so Justice Thomas had to painstakingly explain that the phrase “relating to” can mean “to stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to pertain; refer; to bring into association with or connection with.”

Of course, this isn’t really about the meaning of the word “relate.” It’s all about whether judges who support the climate alarmist narrative can side with climate lawfare in the teeth of both the law’s text and common sense.

It does not make sense to use a Louisiana law to penalize an energy company in Louisiana state court for actions a previous version of that company took in service of a federal objective on the orders of the federal government.

This move from state to federal court may seem insignificant, but it is not. The oil and gas industry engages in interstate commerce, and its operations largely fall under federal law. Climate alarmist politicians in some states seek to pass laws restricting the industry’s operations, and climate alarmist lawyers seek to weaponize such laws against the industry as a whole, based on the idea that the human burning of fossil fuels is bringing about some indeterminate apocalypse.

Other Forms of Climate Lawfare

Suing oil companies for helping America defeat the Nazis is one thing, but the issue of whether state or federal law prevails in climate cases remains quite relevant, and it’s the centerpiece of another Supreme Court case.

Boulder, Colorado, sued Suncor Energy, claiming that its key business model of burning fossil fuels for energy has caused concrete harm under state law. The Colorado Supreme Court allowed Boulder’s case to proceed, so Suncor appealed to the Supreme Court, which agreed to hear the case.

Think about the implications of this for a second. Boulder claims that the burning of fossil fuels has caused concrete harm—even though it is unclear exactly how fossil fuels impact the global climate and most climate alarmist predictions have proven false. The city attributes specific weather harms not to God or the planet’s ecosystem but to a specific company, and then claims to know what is unknowable—how much that specific company’s efforts contributed to Boulder’s weather.

In doing so, Boulder takes upon itself the ability to regulate an industry that doesn’t just operate across state lines, but is vital to the global economic system.

But it gets worse. David Bookbinder, who served as part of the legal team representing Boulder at lower stages of litigation, described his climate lawfare efforts as “an indirect carbon tax.”

Tellingly, he added, “I’d prefer an actual carbon tax, but if we can’t get one of those… this is a rather, somewhat convoluted way, to achieve the goals of a carbon tax.”

In other words, this climate lawfare is a conscious effort to circumvent the voters.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Suncor’s case against Boulder, and the Plaquemines Parish ruling suggests the court may decide that state law is incapable of handling the regulation of a global industry.

Other Implications

Friday’s ruling also shores up America’s standing in the world. As Steven Bucci, a 30-year Army Special Forces veteran, explained last year, a ruling in favor of Plaquemines Parish would have undermined U.S. national security. State courts shouldn’t be able to second-guess federal wartime decisions, and if they could, that might lead companies to reconsider assisting in America’s defense.

Thankfully, the Supreme Court made the right decision, and it did so on the merits of the law, such that all eight justices who considered it—Justice Samuel Alito recused himself—agreed that Plaquemines Parish’s case is baseless.

Here’s hoping this represents a step toward blocking climate lawfare going forward. Suncor v. Boulder will be the real test.

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President Donald Trump pleaded with House Republicans this week to extend a section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. In the wee hours of Friday morning, a dozen GOP members […]

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Nolte: Former President Barry Obama’s high opinion of himself extends to the $30 admission cost to visit his vast presidential library.

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In a series of posts on Truth Social, President Trump has announced that a deconfliction deal with Iran has been agreed. It appears the blockade was successful in finally convincing Iran they had very few options.  Additionally, as we all well understand here, the blockade was halting oil shipments to China. It is very likely […]

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"Acting president" of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday thanked President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for "goodwill" in restoring bilateral ties between their countries.

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Rosie O'Donnell says she is "heartbroken" over former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)'s sexual assault allegations, declaring "men suck" after comparing the disgraced Democrat's scandal to former President Bill Clinton.

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A band of House Republicans joined Democrats in blocking an attempt to extend the federal government’s authority to surveil foreigners’ data without a warrant in the wee hours of Friday morning.

With the failure on the House floor, the White House and House leadership’s effort to maintain an intelligence program they consider important for national security has hit a speedbump.

The chamber instead opted to pass by unanimous consent a short-term extension of the expiration date from April 20 to April 30.

The source of controversy is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which has long been criticized by some House Republicans and Democrats, who argue it is prone to abuse and has resulted in the surveillance of American citizens whose data is mixed with that of foreigners.

President Donald Trump had publicly called on Republicans to “to UNIFY, and vote together on the test vote to bring a clean [extension] to the floor.”

However, the House could not come to a long-term agreement.

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, foretold the flop earlier in the week, saying, “a clean extension ain’t going to move on the floor.” 

Due to this disagreement, Republicans crafted a five-year extension deal late in the night following talks with Republicans who demanded reforms. The original plan was to pass an 18-month extension.

The deal included new language meant to prevent the federal government from targeting Americans’ data without a warrant, as well as introducing fines for the unauthorized search of Americans’ information and allowing members of Congress access to intelligence court proceedings.

The House rejected this amended version 200-220. Democrats were almost unanimous in opposition, while 12 Republicans voted against it and nine did not vote.

As Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, a FISA critic, described it, “some felt” the amended version “was a massive reform that would make FISA unworkable,” while “others felt it did nothing of substance.”

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, rallied his party against the five-year deal in a speech on the House floor shortly before midnight.

“This is an appalling, Kafkaesque process leading to an absurd, Orwellian result,” Raskin said. 

“They say you shouldn’t look to see how the sausage is made. This isn’t even sausage. This is scrapple. It’s scrapple with dog food mixed inside of it,” he added.

Raskin objected to extending FISA all the way to five years, as well as the fact that reforms such as the warrant requirement would not immediately go into effect, calling the warrant reforms an “illusory Band-Aid that they’re putting on this process.”

After killing the five-year deal, the House then rejected a procedural measure to move to consideration of the original bill in a 197-228 vote. 

Finally, the chamber voted by unanimous consent to push ahead the expiration date and break for the weekend.

“Last night between midnight and 2am, they tried to pass two bad versions of FISA,” Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., wrote on X after the votes.

“Both would have allowed Feds to unconstitutionally spy on Americans. We stopped both versions, but the fight isn’t over. Eventually, it was decided to give them two more weeks to fix FISA,” he added.

On Friday morning, Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., also framed the short-term extension as positive development.

“Congress now has the opportunity to continue working in good faith to enact reforms that protect our national security without sacrificing the constitutional rights of American citizens,” Harris said in a statement.

“FISA provides our intelligence agencies with critical tools to monitor foreign adversaries, but it has been stretched beyond its intended purpose and used to conduct warrantless searches of Americans’ data,” he added.

The House’s April 30 extension will require approval from the Senate in order to become law.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters Friday morning that he did not yet have consensus in his chamber for passing such an agreement by unanimous consent, since Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., “just wants some time to find out exactly what it is they did last night and talk to some of his allies.”

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April 16 (UPI) — Netflix found and former CEO Reed Hastings announced on Thursday that he will resign from its board and leave the company later this year.

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The successful return of the Artemis II crew saw Cmdr. Reid Wiseman experience a shift in his heart toward Jesus Christ; hopefully this is only the beginning for him. The […]

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