EXCLUSIVE: Feds Hide $25 Million In Payments To Lawyers Suing Under Environmental Laws

[rangerrebew]

EXCLUSIVE: Feds Hide $25 Million In Payments To Lawyers Suing Under Environmental Laws
Michael Bastasch and Ethan Barton
10:10 PM 08/15/2016
 
 
 
U.S. President Barack Obama pauses for translation during remarks to reporters after meeting with India   

Groups concealed by the government have raked in $25 million in legal fees from federal agencies through lawsuits under three environmental laws since 2009, a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis found.

The Department of Treasury’s Judgment Fund database tracks how much federal agencies have paid out for lawsuits and court settlements, but doesn’t track the names of the individuals or groups that are actually suing the government.

More than $49 million in taxpayer funds was paid to lawyers suing the Obama administration under three major environmental statutes, TheDCNF found. Environmental activists have gotten millions from taxpayers suing the government to expand federal regulation.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/15/exclusive-feds-hiding-25-million-in-payments-to-lawyers-suing-under-environmental-laws/#ixzz4HURDUrJn

[driftdiver]

EXCLUSIVE: Feds Hide $25 Million In Payments To Lawyers Suing Under Environmental Laws
Michael Bastasch and Ethan Barton
10:10 PM 08/15/2016
 
 
 
U.S. President Barack Obama pauses for translation during remarks to reporters after meeting with India   

Groups concealed by the government have raked in $25 million in legal fees from federal agencies through lawsuits under three environmental laws since 2009, a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis found.

The Department of Treasury’s Judgment Fund database tracks how much federal agencies have paid out for lawsuits and court settlements, but doesn’t track the names of the individuals or groups that are actually suing the government.

More than $49 million in taxpayer funds was paid to lawyers suing the Obama administration under three major environmental statutes, TheDCNF found. Environmental activists have gotten millions from taxpayers suing the government to expand federal regulation.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/15/exclusive-feds-hiding-25-million-in-payments-to-lawyers-suing-under-environmental-laws/#ixzz4HURDUrJn

I think it was Mark Levin who has been talking about this for the last 8 years.   The leftists conspire with their friends in the govt agency to bring a case.   The govt agency doesn't defend against it, allowing their pet judges to make new law and push their agenda forward.