Andrew Oldham Press Call, May 16, 2018 by Allianceforjustice published on 2018-05-16T16:32:21Z On Wednesday, May 16, at 11 am Eastern, leaders of national environmental and civil rights advocacy organizations held a press call to brief reporters on the anti-environment, anti-civil rights record of Andrew Oldham, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Oldham currently serves as general counsel to Texas Governor Greg Abbott. During his career, Oldham repeatedly helped Texas join then-Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt in suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and undermining efforts to address climate change. Oldham has questioned the legitimacy of the EPA and government efforts to protect environmental health and safety, and has fought reproductive rights and voting rights. A vote on Oldham in the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected on Thursday, May 17.
