All eyes are on the US Supreme Court to review a monumental case involving Louisiana officials and energy producers, with a hearing this week. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has insisted that her coastal lawsuits against the oil and gas industry are firmly aligned with conservative principles and Trump’s energy agenda. But as the cases advance, the political reality tells a different story. Far from challenging the left-wing litigation campaign that has targeted American energy for years, Murrill now finds herself echoing its tactics, embracing its legal theories, and relying on the very organizations that have spent decades working to undermine domestic production. Even before the next phase of litigation unfolds, her chosen allies make her motives unmistakable - these lawsuits are less about protecting Louisiana than about chasing political paydays at the expense of America’s energy security.

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments this week on whether Plaquemines Parish’s lawsuit against Chevron belongs in state or federal court, a flurry of amicus briefs has flooded in. Those supporting Chevron include Trump’s Department of Justice, former Attorney General Bill Barr, the America First Policy Institute, and the........

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