A coalition of 27 state attorneys general have delivered a sharp rebuke to the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) for allowing proponents of the climate litigation campaign to author a critical document that is used to guide federal judges on climate science, and called for the manual’s withdrawal.

The FJC is a somewhat obscure federal entity that acts like a think tank for the judicial branch and is primarily funded by taxpayer dollars. The center recently published its Fourth Edition of its “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.” This little-publicized, but vital document is produced to guide judges and attorneys on complex scientific topics in what is supposed to be a neutral, unbiased manner.

However, as the state attorneys general highlight, the Reference Guide on Climate Science utilizes highly biased research and was written by two prominent attorneys who have been longtime spearheads of the climate litigation campaign that targets American energy companies.

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