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Judicial Center Removes Climate Chapter Amid GOP Pressure

2/10/2026

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The Federal Judicial Center removed a climate change chapter from its Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence after Republican state attorneys-general argued it biased fossil fuel companies.
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey called it a victory for impartiality.
Despite the removal, a foreword by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan still references the excised section.
Critics, including Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton, labeled the original chapter as political propaganda.

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The Federal Judicial Center removed a climate change chapter from its Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence after Republican state attorneys-general argued it biased fossil fuel companies.
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey called it a victory for impartiality.
Despite the removal, a foreword by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan still references the excised section.
Critics, including Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton, labeled the original chapter as political propaganda.