WILLIAM BARR: Supreme Court needs to stop Louisiana grift against energy firms

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett said "f--- you" to the Supreme Court over its order to uphold new congressional maps in her state that add five new GOP House seats.

The U.S. Supreme Court, by now all too familiar with lawfare, will consider a startling case on Monday, Jan. 12, chock-full of hard politicking and even the appearance of corruption. 

Small bayou towns and parishes in Louisiana, in partnership with plaintiffs’ firms, have filed dozens of lawsuits blaming American energy companies for coastal erosion stemming from energy production during World War II. The first of those cases reached trial this spring, with a jury in Plaquemines Parish returning a $750 million judgment against Chevron. 

The conduct of these cases recalls an old problem with a clear solution. States and localities have for decades weaponized their courts to derail lawful and legitimate federal objectives. 

Here, a parochial political machine is bending Louisiana law to profiteer off of the federal government’s wartime energy practices. The answer is to remove these cases from Louisiana’s courts and adjudicate them in a fairer forum, namely federal court.

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Lawfare is an old problem in the history of the republic. During the War of 1812, pro-British commercial interests in New England inundated federal customs collectors with state law claims, an attempt to derail the hated trade embargo with the United Kingdom. 

In response, Congress passed the first iteration of the federal officer removal statute.

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