Republicans Consider Legislation to Counter ‘Lawfare’ Abuse

Republicans Consider Legislation to Counter ‘Lawfare’ Abuse
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) in Washington on June 14, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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Lawfare abuses orchestrated by left-wing activists and sympathetic government officials that enact harmful policies and enrich activist groups need to be curbed, a congressional panel heard on June 6.

The former Trump administration curbed such abuses, but the Biden administration revoked the Trump policy, and as a result, energy development has been shut down on millions of acres of public lands, one witness testified.