At this time last year, the 21 children who had filed a lawsuit back in 2015 against the federal government for their right to have a stable environment, Juliana et al v. United States, won a major victory when an Oregon judge gave a preliminary judgement that their lawsuit could continue forward. In May the heat was turned up on the kids’ lawsuit as industry insiders began freaking out that if this trial goes through, companies like ExxonMobil might have to reveal how much they’ve potentially known of their industries affects on the climate. Then in July, the Trump administration stepped in to slow down the case by asking for a review of the lower court. Jeff Sessions’ Department of Justice recreated the same argument that companies like ExxonMobil have made except they stuck the words “federal government” in place of say “BP,” or “ExxonMobil.” Inside Climate News has some great … news!
A federal appeals court announced that it will hear oral arguments on December 11 on whether a groundbreaking climate change lawsuit brought by 21 children and young adults against the Trump administration can proceed to trial.
A trial date of Feb. 5, 2018, in Eugene, Oregon had been set by a lower federal court in the lawsuit, Juliana et al v. United States.
Sessions, possibly too busy shredding documents and being treated for a severe case of amnesia brought about by an equally severe case of corruption, had no response to this latest turn of events.
The kids are our future.
Monday, Nov 20, 2017 · 7:18:09 PM +00:00
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Walter Einenkel
The headline has been updated as the development in the Juliana V. United States case was not that it would be heard this coming year but that oral arguments against the Trump administration’s attempts at suspending the case, will be heard in December.