Chernaik v. Brown

ELR Citation: 50 ELR 20242
No(s). 39 (Or. Oct 22, 2020)

The Oregon Supreme Court affirmed, 6-1, an appellate court decision vacating a lower court ruling that no trial was needed in a climate change lawsuit concerning Oregon's obligations to protect natural resources under the public trust doctrine. Two young Oregonians argued the state was required to a...