Supreme Court refuses to block landmark youth climate lawsuit
by Andrew Freedman, Axios
The Supreme Court late Friday denied the Trump administration’s attempt to halt a novel climate change lawsuit brought by 21 young Americans against the federal government. The suit alleges the government, through its longstanding energy policies, deprived the plaintiffs of the right to “a climate system capable of sustaining human life,” among other harms.
Why it matters: The case, which has been winding its way through the federal court system for 3 years and has survived multiple attempts by the Justice Department to squash it, was due to go to trial on October 29 before the Supreme Court declared a temporary stay. The plaintiffs have filed a motion in U.S. District Court to call for an immediate start to the delayed trial.
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