President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice went on offense Monday, filing a federal complaint against the State of Minnesota and Attorney General Keith Ellison over the state’s climate lawsuit targeting major energy companies.
The DOJ says Minnesota is trying to use a state courtroom to regulate global greenhouse gas emissions, an area that belongs to the federal government. The filing asks a federal judge to shut the whole thing down.
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, advances President Trump’s executive order directing the Justice Department to protect American energy from state overreach.
DOJ sues Minnesota for attempting to force ‘woke climate preferences’ on the nation
The DOJ is asking a federal court to declare Minnesota’s lawsuit against oil companies unconstitutional, saying the state is “seeking to regulate conduct far beyond its territorial jurisdiction.” pic.twitter.com/a8QhO2QUlh
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The Justice Department laid out the stakes in its
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