GAO Again Seeks to File Amicus Brief in U.S. v. Minnesota, Correct the Record on State’s Slipperiness

From Climate Litigation Watch

Following up on GAO’s previous motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief in support of the United States in U.S. v. Minnesota (see here), which the state opposed (and the court denied, seemingly misconstruing the filing which GAO seeks to support), GAO has refiled seeking permission to put its findings into the record.

This filing points to a little game AG Keith Ellison’s office is playing, exposed by a letter his office sent along with the District of Columbia’s Attorney General Racine. That June 2021 overture asked the Biden administration DoJ to support the coordinated climate litigation campaign that, we are now told, is really a matter of coincidental purely local disputes.

This letter, obtained by GAO from DoJ under the Freedom of Information Act, and years of other documentation of the fiction being portrayed, is made public in GAO’s brief.

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Sweet Old Bob
June 26, 2026 2:15 pm

In a truly honest society, Ellison would be in jail .

MarkW
Reply to  Sweet Old Bob
June 26, 2026 2:31 pm

As would most of Minnesot’s government.

sherro01
Reply to  Sweet Old Bob
June 26, 2026 2:37 pm

It is well past time for Public Prosecutors to perform what they are paid to do, investigating alleged criminality in public processes and commencing legal proceedings where appropriate.
A person under investigation has no case for immunity from this process on grounds that the person has ideological beliefs. For example, there is no legal relevance of words similar to “I believe that Earth is approaching a climate change global crisis and I acted to save the Earth.” An offender acts either lawfully or against the law. Mostly, the difference is quite clear.
The message: Get active, Prosecutors. You are not paid to consider beliefs. Geoff S

22GeologyJim
June 26, 2026 2:56 pm

“O what a tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive”

The Left (including all of what is self-branded as “Climate Science TM”) has gone to extraordinary lengths of deception to disguise and obscure its unethical behavior. Just review any of the well-known pull-quotes from Climate Gate e-mails about pulling the strings of “authority” behind the scenes.

Dante recognized what we all know by putting the “Deceivers” at the lowest circle of He11, reserved for the most evil among us.

FBI and Dept. of Justice have much work to do documenting these elaborate fabrications, but DOGE showed them efficient ways to “follow the money” and build cases

Let’s get rolling!

June 26, 2026 4:32 pm

Why is this deception by Ellison unsurprising. The same Ellison that ignored billions and billions of Somali fraud in Minnesota that a 23 year old amateur took just one day to indelibly document.

mleskovarsocalrrcom
June 26, 2026 4:40 pm

Are the Marxists that smart that they can use our laws to get what they want or are we too stupid to stop them?

Curious George
Reply to  mleskovarsocalrrcom
June 26, 2026 5:12 pm

Street smart.

Reply to  mleskovarsocalrrcom
June 26, 2026 5:52 pm

I don’t think we were too stupid. We were simply too honest, so naively believed others were like us when they obviously weren’t. Somalis in Minnesota have removed that naïveté. Now we see the same things in Ohio, in Seattle, in SoCal—and not only concerning Somalis. About 450 just indicted for $8 billion Medicare/Medicaid fraud around the US—including about 80 licensed doctors.

MarkW
Reply to  Rud Istvan
June 26, 2026 9:41 pm

During the debate over the murder of a health insurance company CEO one person declared that insurance companies should be legally required to pay every claim submitted and to approve every request for treatment.

Reply to  MarkW
June 28, 2026 8:53 pm

That would be going too far.

However a complete review of their rejection rates and reasons would be a great start.

Reply to  Rud Istvan
June 28, 2026 8:48 pm

As an outsider looking in for over forty years, it is hard to pinpoint where corruption stops and truth begins.

It is now endemic throughout most structures, political systems, banking systems, large corporations etc.

They hard working folks of the USA have been, and are still being screwed at every point.

Mike Larkin
Reply to  mleskovarsocalrrcom
June 26, 2026 8:04 pm

Packing the judicial system with marxist judges is what enables them to get away with it.

George Thompson
Reply to  Mike Larkin
June 27, 2026 2:22 pm

Thanks, Dems….but to be fair, many, if not most, politicians are corrupt to a greater or lesser degree-it’s just too easy. That said, the Graft Award goes to the Dems hands down…they’ve mastered the art.

Reply to  Mike Larkin
June 28, 2026 9:00 pm

People throw names such as Marxist etc out there without really looking at the final outcome.

Whether it be communist, Marxist, fascist, right wing capitalism etc, etc, the outcome is similar.

The cash ends up controlled by a small group of fanatics, that ultimately control society.

Some wear red ties, some wear blue, green, yellow etc. that’s really the only difference.

Christians and Muslims pray to Jesus, go figure.

Reply to  Ozonebust
June 28, 2026 9:03 pm

Just ask the about 80% of Americans whe live from paycheck paycheck how capitalism is treating them.

EmilyDaniels
Reply to  Ozonebust
June 29, 2026 3:41 am

Where did you get that number, because it’s utterly ridiculous? 80% of what? Total population? Adults only? People currently employed by someone else? About 20% of the US population is currently over 65 years old, so you’re basically saying that anyone who isn’t retired is living paycheck to paycheck, which includes millions of children who aren’t employed and wouldn’t be asked the question. Besides, the term “paycheck-to-paycheck” is inherently subjective, like “middle class” and can have more to do with your spending habits or perceptions than reality. For example, my husband insists that we’re barely in the lower middle class, but when I look up our annual income compared to the state or national median and combine that with our low debt burden, we are solidly in the upper middle class

Tom Johnson
Reply to  mleskovarsocalrrcom
June 27, 2026 3:57 am

It’s worse than stupidity, it’s corruption.

George Thompson
Reply to  Tom Johnson
June 27, 2026 2:22 pm

See my remark above.

terry
June 27, 2026 8:04 pm

What is GAO?

John Shepherd
Reply to  terry
June 27, 2026 9:05 pm

Simple internet search says :- U.S. Government Accountability Office.