News Release
Court Ruling on E-Cigarettes Could Set Dangerous Precedent
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled against a lawsuit brought by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Consumer Advocates…
The Daily Caller
EXCLUSIVE: Study Finds Temperature Adjustments Account For ‘Nearly All Of The Warming’ In Climate Data
The Daily Caller discusses a new study on climate change with Sam Kazman. A new study found adjustments made to global surface temperature…
USA Today
Cut Energy Star from the Budget
Can the quest for energy efficiency be deadly? The horrendous London apartment building fire two weeks ago suggests that it can: One reason for the…
News Release
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear New Jersey Gambling/Federalism Case: CEI Statement
Today, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a lawsuit involving New Jersey’s challenge to a federal prohibition on the state’s ability to repeal its own sports…
News Release
CEI General Counsel Says Time to Invalidate ‘Fundamentally Unconstitutional’ CFPB
A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be heard in federal court this Wednesday. Mortgage lender PHH Corp. brought…
Washington Times
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson snared in growing pursuit of personal Email
The Washington Times reports on CEI’s FOIA case against White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren. In that case,…
News Release
Another Step in the Right Direction, Court Suspends Clean Power Plan Case
It's time for the Clean Power Plan to be brought within the bounds of the law.
Blog
People’s Climate March: Recycled Humor for a Sustainable Society
We're recycling our March for Science jokes from last week for tomorrow’s People’s Climate March, with a few additions.
News Release
Court Criticizes Schneiderman’s Evasion of Open Records Law
A new court ruling criticizes New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s illegal stonewalling of public records requests. At issue in the case is the key…
The Washington Times
Spectacle with agenda: March for Science advises demonstrators to ‘dress as your favorite scientist’
Blog
The Science March: No Laughing Matter? Says Who?
Using street protests to handle scientific controversies like climate change is only a few steps above using animal sacrifice.
Breitbart
Environmental Groups Ask EPA to Rescind Obama’s ‘Endangerment Finding’
Breitbart speaks with Sam Kazman on CEI’s petition to the EPA to review the agency’s “endangerment finding.” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received…
Blog
For Virgin Islands Climate Subpoena, A Not-So-Happy Birthday
One year ago, on April 7, 2016, CEI received a memorable, hand-delivered envelope from U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude Walker.
Blog
Non-Profits and Litigation: When Ideas Get Judged
If you support nonprofit policy groups, you understand that ideas matter. They matter in education, in public discourse, and in the halls of government. But…
Daily Signal
First Amendment Rights Still in Peril Following Climate Change Probes
The Daily Signal discusses with Sam Kazman what has happened in one year since a coalition of Attorneys General tried to silence those who disagreed…
Watchdog.org
First Amendment rights still in peril following climate-change probes
Watchdog.org speaks with Sam Kazman on what has happened in one year since a coalition of Attornerys General attacked the free speech of groups that…
News Release
One Year Later AGs United for Clean Power has Fallen Apart
CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman commented on the one year anniversary of “AGs United for Clean Power,” a coalition of Attorneys General lead by New…
Politico
Judge shuts down FOIA suit that set precedent on private emails
Politico speaks with Sam Kazman on a judges decision in CEI’s case against the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s director. …
News Release
CEI Supports Lawsuit Against Lawless Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Brief Filed Today
Housingwire
Bank fights for stake in PHH case to battle CFPB authority
Housingwire discusses the PHH Corporation v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau case with Sam Kazman. Despite motions from other parties being denied, Competitive Enterprise Institute…
The Wall Street Journal
Letter to the Editor: Both Parties Have Many With Trump Trauma
Over a year ago, Paul Krugman coined the term “Trumpenfreude,” meaning the glee or satisfaction experienced by Democrats watching the Republican Party slit its own…
News Release
Prominent Climate Scientist Supports CEI Request for Full Court Rehearing of Michael Mann Case
This week, the D.C. Court of Appeals is receiving amicus briefs in support of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s (CEI) and National Review’s petitions to rehear,…
News Release
CEI Requests Full Court Rehearing of Michael Mann Case on First Amendment Grounds
Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed a petition requesting that the District of Columbia Court of Appeals rehear, before the Court’s full…
News Release
CEI Responds to Court Ruling in Mann Case
This morning the District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued a ruling in the Michael Mann defamation case that includes the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Statements from CEI’s…
Politico
Judge issues rare order to preserve White House official’s private email
Politico reports on a federal judge's ruling in CEI's lawsuit against the director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy. …
Investor's Business Daily
How Can You Tell A Good Trump Pick? By The Establishment Freakout
Investor's Business Daily discusses regulatory delays in the FDA drug approval process with Sam Kazman. It is true that few drugs are "safe,"…
Watchdog.org
Desperate Democrats turn to states to salvage climate agenda, but will it work?
Watchdog.org discusses with Sam Kazman CEI's victory in their case against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Late last month the Supreme Court…
National Review
New York Attorney General Ordered to Release Climate-Change Pact
National Review reports on CEI's victory in their case against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Last week, New York attorney general Eric…
Newsmax
Judge Orders New York AG Schneiderman to Turn Over Secret Climate Change Docs
Newsmax discusses with Sam Kazman the New York Supreme Court's ruling in favor of CEI in their case against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. …
Washington Times
Court orders New York AG Schneiderman to turn over climate change secrecy pact
The Washington Times discusses with Sam Kazman the New York Supreme Court ruling in favor of CEI in their case against New York Attorney General…
Daily Caller
Court Deals Blow To New York AG’s Anti-Free Speech Campaign
The Daily Caller discusses with Sam Kazman CEI's victory in their lawsuit against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. New York’s highest court…
Blog
The New Congress Should Repeal All Energy Efficiency Mandates
As part of its new agenda for January, Congress should repeal every energy-efficiency mandate on the books, ranging from Corporate Average Fuel Economy…
Blog
National Sandwich Day Sharpens Hunger for Subway Class Action Decision
It’s a good day to get a deal on a sandwich. It’s also a good day to take note of the case we’ve got pending,…
Townhall
New York’s Schneiderman Will Not Be Outsleazed In His Campaign to Get ExxonMobil
Politico
Sandberg demurs on going to Washington
Politico's Morning Money highlights Sam Kazman's reaction to the federal court's ruling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Competitive Enterprise Institute: “Today’s ruling…
The Fiscal Times
In Win for Conservatives, Court Rules Consumer Bureau Unconstitutional
The Fiscal Times discusses with Sam Kazman, the courts ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional. However, from its founding, the…
Politico
Obama Administration Won’t Fight Court Ruling on Private Email
Politico discusses CEI's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against a White House official with Sam Kazman. Lawyers with the pro-business group who sought…
Fox News
It’s Judgment Day for the EPA’s Clean Power Plan
On Tuesday, September 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit will hear arguments over EPA’s massive Clean Power Plan. The…
Daily Signal
Enterprise Resists Pressure to Steer Away From Legislative Reform Group
The Daily Signal discusses the attack of the American Legislative Exchange Council on social media with Sam Kazman. ALEC is the victim of…
The Daily Caller
Clinton Foundation Skirting State Laws, Dem Attorney General Says No Problem
The Daily Caller mentions CEI's lawsuit against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Despite publicly extolling the virtue of transparency, Schneiderman himself is…
Bloomberg
Can ExxonMobil Be Found Liable for Misleading the Public on Climate Change?
Bloomberg reports on the subpoena CEI recieved from Attorney General Claude Walker for their research on climate change. In March the Virgin Islands…
Politico
Conservative think tank sues Schneiderman over Exxon probe records
Politico reports on CEI's lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman related to the investigation of ExxonMobil and CEI. The Competitive Enterprise Institute today filed…
Washington Examiner
Conservative group takes New York AG to court over climate probe
Washington Examiner reports on CEI's lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for withholding key documents related to ongoing climate investigations. The Competitive Enterprise Institute is…
Washington Times
New York AG sued over secrecy agreement on climate-change investigation
The Washington Times reports on CEI's lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for refusing to release documents related to the climate change investigations. …
Washington Free Beacon
NY Attorney General Accused of Skirting Public Records Law
The Washington Free Beacon reports on CEI's lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman from refusing to release documents related to the climate change investigations. …
Daily Caller
New York AG That Attacked Exxon Sued For Concealing Investigation
The Daily Caller speaks with Sam Kazman on CEI's lawsuit against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) officials are…
Reason.com
Climate Change Court Drama: What Does New York’s Attorney-General Have to Hide?
Reason.com reports on a subpoena CEI recieved from the Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands as an attempt to silence the climate change debate. …
Las Vegas Sun
Durbin amendment of Dodd-Frank a miserably bad attempt at price control
Las Vegas Sun discusses the Durbin amendment of the Dodd-Frank bill with Sam Kazman. The disappearance of free debit cards and free checking…
Washington Examiner
Climate change-doubting group slams AGs for ‘un-American’ investigation
Washington Examiner reports on CEI’s video about the subpoena they recieved from Attorney General Claude Walker. A group targeted by Democratic attorneys general…
Blog
Challenging the Constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Our constitutional challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is once again on hold, but this time the delay may be relatively short.
Blog
The Climate Change Debate and the Alarmists’ Addiction to Tobacco Analogies
Daily Caller
Green Attorney Says Virgin Island AG Was In ‘Way Over His Head’ With ExxonMobil Investigation
The Daily Caller dicusses Attorney General Walker's withdrawal of his subpoena against CEI with Kent Lassman and Sam Kazman. Walker also subpoenaed free…
Blog
Shake Up in Subpoena Land
This week turned out to be a momentous one in the saga of the climate change subpoenas.
The New York Times
Costs of Regulations
To the Editor: You criticize our study of federal agencies, “Ten Thousand Commandments,” for analyzing the costs of regulations without adjusting for their alleged benefits…
Fox News
Democratic draft platform seeks DOJ probe of fossil fuel companies
Fox News speaks with Sam Kazman on the Democratic Party's discussions of endorsing investigations of climate skeptics. One of the groups targeted as…
Washington Times
Democrats force Clinton’s hand on prosecution of climate skeptics
Washington Times
House panel turns up heat after states clam up on climate dissent probes
The Washington Times quotes Sam Kazman on the subpoena CEI recieved from Attorney General Claude Walker. Mr. Walker withdrew last month a subpoena…
Blog
Schneiderman’s New Catchphrase for Free Speech: “First Amendment Opportunism”
Last Thursday New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman delivered a speech (video below) at the Bloomberg Big Law Business Summit defending his investigation against claims…
Products
Attorney General Delegates Powers to Tort Lawyer in Exxon Climate Case
The Heartland Institute discusses the subpoena CEI recieved that attacked the organization's first ammendment rights with Sam Kazman. Other victims of Walker’s abuse…
Comment
CEI Petitions FCC to Reconsider Conditions Imposed on Charter-Time Warner Cable Merger
Full Document Available in PDF The Competitive Enterprise Institute, John France, Daniel Frank, Jean-Claude Gruffat, and Charles Haywood seek reconsideration of the…
One News Now
CEI: We’re in legal fight against dirty power
One News Now reports on CEI's filing of a court motion in DC to have Attorney General Claude Walker sactioned for violating their First Ammendment rights. …
Blog
A Complaint We Didn’t Expect to Hear: Virgin Islands Attorney General Now Says We’re Wasting His Time
Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude Walker filed his opposition last week to CEI’s motions for attorney fees and sanctions. As you may know if you’ve…
The Washington Post
Obama administration is not as transparent as it claims
In trying to explain how the State Department snipped out several embarrassing minutes from a 2013 press briefing video, an agency spokesman claimed that “there…
Washington Examiner
Dem AG: Free speech no defense against climate crimes
The Washington Examiner reports on the Attorney General Claude Walker's denial that his subpoena served to CEI violates the Constitution. The attorney general was responding…
Blog
The Seventh Circuit Considers a Costly But Useless Shareholder Settlement in the Walgreens Merger
OK, that’s a slight exaggeration. In recent years, about 97 percent of sizable mergers (those valued at $100 million or more) have been hit by…
Newsmax
Al Gore, Democratic State Attorneys Generals Out to Silence Climate Change Dissenters
Newsmax discusses with Sam Kazman the subpoena CEI recieved from an attorney general as part of an intimidation campaign to silence the debate on climate change.
Fox News
Senators to AG: Stop Targeting Opponents of Obama’s Energy Policies
Fox News reports on the supoena CEI recieved from Attorney General Claude Walker and discusses its impact with Sam Kazman. Within days of…
Citation
VIDEO: Sam Kazman Discusses CEI’s Climate Change Subpoena on Fox News
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Washington Free Beacon
Attorney General Withdraws Subpoena Against Climate Group
The Washington Free Beacon reports on CEI's response to the attack on their free speech they recieved in the form of a subpoena from Attorney General…
One News Now
CEI pushes back after AG drops subpoena
One News Now discusses Attorney General Claude Walker withdrawing the subpoena against CEI with Sam Kazman. In recent days, Walker dropped his subpoena…
Fox News
AG drops climate change subpoena against libertarian think tank
Fox News reports on CEI's lawsuit in response to the subpoena they recieved from Attorney General Claude Walker which was an attack on CEI's First…
Washington Times
Virgin Islands AG revokes climate-change subpoena after being criticized for ‘abuse of power’
The Washington Times disucsses Attorney General Claude Walker's withdrawl of the DC subpoena of CEI, which was part of an intimidation campaign to silence the debate on…
Daily Signal
Virgin Islands AG Withdraws Climate Change Subpoena Against Think Tank
The Daily Signal reports on Attorney General Claude Walker revoking a subpoena which was an attack on CEI's First Amendment rights. The U.S.
Daily Caller
Liberal AG Threatens Libertarian Think Tank With More Legal Action For Questioning Global Warming
The Daily Caller reports on the subpoena that Attorney General Claude Walker sent CEI as part of the intimidation campaign to silence the debate on…
Washington Times
Think tank asks court to fine Virgin Islands A.G. after he agrees to pull climate subpoena
Washington Times reports on CEI's announcment to ask a federal court to fine Attorney General Claude Walker for violating their First Ammendment rights with a…
Newsmax
Judge Scolds White House for Bad Faith in Global Warming Case
Newsmax reports on a judge granting CEI discovery in their Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against a White House science policy office. Judge Amit Mehta…
Politico
Obama to Flint
Politico's Morning Energy discusses with Sam Kazman the subpoena from Attorney General Claude Walker to CEI and other organizations as part of an intimidation campaign to…
Politico
Obama to Flint
Politico's Morning Energy discusses the subpoena CEI recieved from the attorney general as part of the intimidation campaign to silence the debate on climate change. …
Newsmax
Climate Alarm Skeptics Defend Constitutional Liberties
Newsmax discusses with Sam Kazman, the subpoena CEI recieved from Attorney General Claude Walker as part of an intimidation campaign to silence the debate on climate…
Heartland Institute
Climate Realists Fight AGs’ Fishing Expedition
The Heartland Institute reports on the subpoena CEI recieved as part of the attorneys general intimidation campaign to silence the debate on climate change. …
WND
How Dems are Criminalizing Dissent
WND reports on the subpoena that CEI receieved from Attorney General Claude Walker and discusses Sam Kazman's response. One of the members of…
Daily Caller
Opposition Grows To Liberal AGs Targeting Global Warming Skeptics
The Daily Caller mentions Kent Lassman and Sam Kazman's oped in the Washington Post on the subpoena CEI recieved from Attorney General Claude Walker. …
The Washington Post
The Environmental Campaign that Punishes Free Speech
With seven state attorneys general and Al Gore sharing a New York City stage, there was no doubt about it: It was showtime for…
Bloomberg
As Dodd-Frank Fight Continues, the Resistance Scores Some Victories
Bloomberg discusses the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with CEI's Sam Kazman. That fact, combined with the CFPB’s independence from the congressional appropriations process,…
Washington Times
Think tank calls on V.I. prosecutor to pull ‘unlawful’ climate-change subpoena
The Washington Times reports on CEI's response to the subpoena sent by an attorney general as part of the intimidation campaign to silence the climate…
The Daily Signal
Think Tank Announces It Will Fight Government’s Demands to Turn Over Climate Change Documents
The Daily Signal reports on the subpoena sent to CEI in attempts to silence the debate on climate change. The Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
Fox News
Dem AGs mounting Big Tobacco-style probe of oil companies, industry fights back
Fox News reports on CEI's decision to fight the subpoena they recieved from Attorney General Claude Walker. The stories also claimed the fossil fuel…
American Thinker
Competitive Enterprise Institute subpoenaed in global warming ‘fraud’ investigation
The American Thinker reports on the subpoena an attorney general sent CEI in an effort to silence the debate on climate change. The Competitive…
Washington Examiner
Group: Al Gore using ‘McCarthy-style tactics’ to criminalize climate change critics
The Washington Examiner reports on the subpoena that is an affront on CEI's First Amendment rights. The well-respected Washington-based Competitive Enterprise Institute said…
Politico
Steyer’s questions for Senate hopefuls- CEI Ready to Fight Climate Docs Subpoena
Politico's Morning Energy reports on the subpoena sent to CEI from Attorney General Claude Walker. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market policy…
The Hill
Think tank vows to fight climate change subpoena
The Hill reports on the subpoena sent to CEI from Attorney General Claude Walker. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank based…
Wall Street Journal
Think Tank Skeptical of Global Warming Calls Subpoena an ‘Affront to First Amendment Rights’
The Wall Street Journal reports on the subpoena an attorney general sent CEI to silence the debate on climate change. A coalition of…
Independent Sentinel
Greatest Threat to Free Speech…AGs Launch Their First Assault Against Climate Change Skeptics
The Independent Sentinel reports on the subpoena sent to CEI as a part of the Attorneys General's campaign to silence those who disagree with them on…
The New American
Alarmist Prosecutor Demands E-mails from Climate Skeptics
The New American reports on the subpoena sent to CEI as a part of the Attorneys General's campaign to silence the debate on climate change. …
TheBlaze
‘Outrageous Violation of the First Amendment’: State AGs Take the Next Step in Going After Climate Change Skeptics
TheBlaze reports on the subpoena CEI recieved as part of the Attorneys General's campaign to silence debate on climate change. The Competitive Enterprise…
Reason
Free Speech Attack by Attorneys General in ExxonMobil Climate Change Probe of Skeptical Non-Profit
Reason reports on the subpoena sent to CEI by an attorney general in efforts to silence the climate change debate. In service of…
Cato At Liberty
Our Friends at CEI Face a Subpoena Over Climate Dissent
Cato At Liberty discusses the subpoena sent to CEI which is an attack on First Amendment rights. The campaign to attach legal consequences to…
Simple Justice
The CEI Subpoena Cannot Stand
Simple Justice discusses the subpoena sent to CEI by an attorney general in attempts to silence the debate on climate change. It’s another…
Daily Caller
Liberal AG Probes Free Market Think Tank For Questioning Global Warming
The Daily Caller reports on the subpoena an attorney general sent CEI regarding their work on climate change. AG General Claude Walker served…
Washington Times
Virgin Islands AG raises free-speech fears with subpoena for climate dissenters
The Washington Times reports on the subpoena an attorney general sent CEI regarding documents on climate change work. One of the 17 attorneys…