Despite Recent Setbacks, Juliana and Other Climate Suits Deserve their Day in Court
Center for Progressive Reform 2020-01-28
Summary:
On January 17, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a much-awaited decision dismissing Juliana v. United States, a climate case that gained more traction in the courts than anyone had expected, given, as U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken stated in her opinion denying the motions to dismiss in the case, it was "no ordinary lawsuit."