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23 State AGs Probe Federal Judicial Center’s Distribution Of ‘Biased’ Climate Guide To Judges

‘Rather than offering the federal judiciary an objective guide to scientific principles, the chapter functions as an ex parte brief for one side of ongoing litigation.’

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A coalition of state attorneys general is demanding answers about the Federal Judicial Center’s (FJC) distribution of a science manual to federal judges that contained citations to left-wing climate activists.

Signed by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 22 other state AGs, the May 13 letter first reported on Monday pressed Robert J. Conrad, Jr., the director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, on the status of the FJC’s most recent Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence. The manual is designed to guide and inform federal judges in their assessment of science-related matters in cases that come before the bench.

The FJC — which serves as the research and educational arm of the judiciary — came under fire earlier this year when it was discovered that the manual’s most recent edition contained a “Reference Guide on Climate Science” that included citations and references to left-wing climate activists. It was only after backlash ensued that the FJC retracted the climate guide from the manual.

“That chapter was authored by advocates with documented ties to........

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