Blackburn demands answers on federal judges’ climate training tied to China-linked group
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is demanding answers from the Federal Judicial Center, the federal judiciary’s research and education agency, over its relationship with a climate training program run by the Environmental Law Institute, an organization she says has also advanced Chinese interests. Blackburn’s letter, which was sent to the agency on Thursday evening, follows President […]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is demanding answers from the Federal Judicial Center, the federal judiciary’s research and education agency, over its relationship with a climate training program run by the Environmental Law Institute, an organization she says has also advanced Chinese interests. Blackburn’s letter, which was sent to the agency on Thursday evening, follows President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post on Sunday calling for a federal review of what he called “fraudulent, biased, and misleading” climate science manuals used by federal judges. Trump’s post revived a controversy over a climate chapter the Federal Judicial Center removed from its scientific evidence manual this year after objections from Republican state attorneys general. In the letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner, Blackburn asked the center to disclose how many federal judges have participated in programming from ELI’s Climate Judiciary Project, whether the center knew of ELI’s alleged ties to China before working with it, and whether the center partners with other legal training organizations tied to foreign governments. “[W]hen judges receive continuing education and training, it should pertain to the impartial, fair administration of justice — not political, left-wing programming from a CCP-linked group,” Blackburn wrote to Judge Robin Rosenberg, Federal Judicial Center director. Blackburn requested a response by 5 p. m. on July 29. The Federal Judicial Center provides research, education, and training for federal judges and court staff. It also produces the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, a guide judges use when evaluating expert testimony in technically complex cases. The manual became a flashpoint earlier this year after the center included a chapter on climate science in its fourth edition, released in December as part of a long-planned update. More hereTagged:Breaking NewsBACK TO HOMEPAGE