Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has launched a copycat antitrust suit against BP, Shell, Chevron, and Exxon Mobil for engaging in a “conspiracy to delay the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.” Her suit is a mirror image of the antitrust action that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed against BlackRock and other asset managers for using their financial heft and environmental, social, and governance directives to throttle the fossil fuel industry.

But let’s look beyond whether turnabout is fair play. Does Michigan’s imitation lawsuit make sense?