United States v. U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

ELR Citation: 54 ELR 20069
No(s). 24-684 (9th Cir. May 1, 2024)

The Ninth Circuit granted the Biden Administration's mandamus petition to dismiss an ongoing climate change lawsuit brought by 21 young people. Plaintiffs initially argued that the U.S. government, by failing to adequately respond to the threat of climate change, violated a "right to a stable climat...