As promised, the Trump administration is putting an end to the practice known as “sue and settle,” by which all kinds of radical organizations were able to get through regulation what they could not get through legislation.

As an added benefit, these groups were sometimes able to line their pockets with taxpayer money. It’s nice if the Department of Justice can do your fundraising for you – especially if you’re an environmental, civil rights, consumer, or similarly progressive group – by awarding a portion of monetary judgments won through litigation.