Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Attorney General

The attorney general of Massachusetts sought documents from Exxon about Exxon’s “historical knowledge of climate change and its communications with interest groups and shareholders regarding” climate change.  Exxon sought to quash the subpoena in a state court suit against the attorney general alleging that tsubpoena violated the state constitution’s protections for free speech and was…

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Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Schneiderman

The attorneys general of Massachusetts and New York sought documents from Exxon Mobil (Exxon) about Exxon’s “historical knowledge of climate change and its communications with interest groups and shareholders regarding” climate change.  Exxon filed a federal suit against the attorneys general alleging that the CID and subpoena were part of a conspiracy “to silence and…

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