Exposing the Plague of Woke Lawfare
(National Review) – Many on the political Left are increasingly relying on lawfare—the strategic use of litigation and courts—to advance progressive goals that they cannot achieve through normal democratic processes.
The left’s lawfare is out of hand; time for Missouri to step up
(The Heartlander) – President Trump’s second term has been defined by aggressive “lawfare” from liberal activists, dark-money groups, and trial lawyers who use lawsuits and injunctions to block his agenda after losing at the ballot box.
Fox News Digital report spurs 22 AGs to urge expanded House probe into alleged judicial bias
Nearly half of Republican state attorneys general, led by Mike Hilgers, are urging Congress to expand its investigation into alleged ideological influence on federal judges by scrutinizing the Federal Judicial Center’s updated “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.”
DEI, climate agenda advanced through progressive-backed lawsuits, new report claims
(FoxNews) – A new report from Alliance for Consumers (AFC) argues that progressive, often climate-change-related, activism and aligned trial lawyers are increasingly using lawsuits not to win big dollars but big changes.
Leftists push climate policy, DEI and ESG through courts, seek broad reshaping of America: report
(Just the News) – The report provides examples of lawsuits and how these efforts play out in America’s courtrooms, and the connections between law firms, Democrats and advocacy groups.
Op-Ed: When politics invades the courtroom, consumers pay the price
(The Center Square) – Progressive activists are using “woke lawfare” to push their agenda through lawsuits instead of elections, targeting industries like energy and firearms to force policy changes. It says this raises costs, limits consumer choice, and shifts power from voters to courts.
Report: ‘Lawfare’ used to enforce ‘woke’ policies outside legislative process
(The Center Square) – A new Alliance for Consumers study arguing that the American Left is increasingly using “lawfare” to impose progressive policies through the courts rather than through the elected legislatures.
‘Woke Lawfare’ Is The Latest Frontier For The Left’s Antidemocratic Attacks: Report
(The Daily Wire) – A new report from Alliance for Consumers Action which argues that “woke lawfare” has become a key strategy for left-wing activists seeking to impose policy changes through the courts rather than through democratic elections or legislation.
DEI, climate agenda advanced through progressive-backed lawsuits, new report claims
A report from the Alliance for Consumers arguing that progressive activists and aligned trial lawyers have increasingly used litigation to advance climate, DEI, and corporate-governance policies that could not be achieved through the legislative process.
Lawfare Is the Climate Warriors’ Best Friend
(National Review) – Climate activists, unable to win their agenda through democratic political processes, have increasingly turned to aggressive litigation and “lawfare,” filing roughly three dozen lawsuits in U.S. courts to force sweeping environmental and energy policies without clear statutory authority.