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State climate suits face skeptical Supreme Court

Demonstrators rally against oil corporations involved in the suit against Colorado municipalities outside of the Supreme Court Building on Monday. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

Coverage (1)· Oct 5, 2:26 PM

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Roll Call· Oct 5, 2:26 PMState climate suits face skeptical Supreme Court

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A Response to Michael Buschbacher on Suncor Energy v. Boulder CountyIn which I reject the suggestion that my arguments do not support the respondent's position before the Supreme Court

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Supreme Court weighs whether to limit climate change suits in first case of new termThe Supreme Court appeared skeptical of allowing Boulder, Col., to sue fossil fuel producers over the impact of climate change in a blockbuster case to kick off the new term.

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Supreme Court hears arguments in climate change case seeking to hold companies liableThe Supreme Court began its new term by hearing arguments in a case seeking to hold energy companies liable for damages caused by climate change. NBC News' Gary Grumbach has details on the cases presented and potential implications.

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Supreme Court Justices Cite ‘Wall of Precedent’ Against Boulder Climate LawfareSupreme Court justices appeared skeptical Monday of Boulder County’s claims that the energy company Suncor caused the county concrete harm by contributing to global climate change in a case that could open the floodgates of climate lawfare across the country. “If Boulder’s claims are allowed to go forward, some 90,000 municipalities across the country…

The Daily Signal2h agoWhole story →

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