A few recent media reports warrant your attention:

Item: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., requests the Justice Department consider criminal charges against individuals and groups who do not share the Obama administration’s views on climate change. The former U.S. attorney suggests that the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), a statute originally drafted to assist the feds in the prosecution of mafia dons and drug cartels, could serve as a legal predicate.