Several state attorneys general have initiated them.
Could you give some examples? I’m failing to find any instances where any such action has actually been brought.
What I can find is an investigation by several state AGs into ExxonMobil, which appears to be focusing on what EM’s management knew about climate change; there’s some suggestion that they’re now digging into possible misrepresentations of how big oil reserves are, presumably with a view to arguing that they misled investors. Note that investigating what Exxon management knew about climate change is exactly what we should not expect if this were really about criminalizing skepticism about global warming; the whole point is that allegedly Exxon management tried to spread global warming skepticism while knowing it was probably wrong.
I think in practice it’s likely to be [...]
Well, obviously neither your guesses about the future nor mine are much evidence here. The laws prosecutions might use, so far as I know, require evidence of actual dishonesty.
I wasn’t aware courts had access to sincerity brain-scanners.
It is absolutely commonplace for legal guilt to depend on state of mind, even though courts don’t have brain-scanners, telepaths, etc.
Could you give some examples? I’m failing to find any instances where any such action has actually been brought.
What I can find is an investigation by several state AGs into ExxonMobil, which appears to be focusing on what EM’s management knew about climate change; there’s some suggestion that they’re now digging into possible misrepresentations of how big oil reserves are, presumably with a view to arguing that they misled investors. Note that investigating what Exxon management knew about climate change is exactly what we should not expect if this were really about criminalizing skepticism about global warming; the whole point is that allegedly Exxon management tried to spread global warming skepticism while knowing it was probably wrong.
Well, obviously neither your guesses about the future nor mine are much evidence here. The laws prosecutions might use, so far as I know, require evidence of actual dishonesty.
It is absolutely commonplace for legal guilt to depend on state of mind, even though courts don’t have brain-scanners, telepaths, etc.