US Supreme Court Declines Appeal in Youth-Led Climate Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 24 declined to hear an appeal in a lawsuit led by minors that alleged the U.S. government has unconstitutionally deprived the children of rights to life and liberty by causing ‘climate change’ to worsen
Justices in an unsigned decision denied certiorari to a petition from Kelsey Cascadia Rose Juliana and 20 other minors. No justices offered an explanation for the decision.
Plaintiffs sued the government in 2015, alleging that the U.S. government for decades “has known that carbon dioxide (‘CO2’) pollution from burning fossil fuels was causing global warming and dangerous climate change, and that continuing to burn fossil fuels would destabilize the climate system on which present and future generations of our nation depend for their wellbeing and survival.”
Actions taken despite that knowledge, including the approval of a liquid natural gas terminal in Oregon, endangered the youth, the suit said.
The court instructed U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken to dismiss the case. Aiken declined, allowing plaintiffs to amend their complaint.
In 2023, she ruled in favor of the minors, finding that plaintiffs had adequately alleged that their constitutional rights were being infringed by the government’s actions. “The judiciary is capable and duty-bound to provide redress for the irreparable harm government fossil fuel promotion has caused,” the judge said at the time.
Plaintiffs lodged a petition with the Supreme Court, asking justices to intervene. That led to Monday’s denial.
“Ultimately, we didn’t get the decision we wanted today, but we’ve had many wins along the way,” Miko Vergun, one of the plaintiffs, said in a statement. “For almost ten years, we’ve stood up for the rights of present and future generations, demanding a world where we can not only survive, but thrive. We’ve faced extreme resistance by the federal government, yet we’ve never wavered in our resolve. All great movements have faced obstacles, but what sets them apart is the perseverance of the people behind them. We’ve shown the world that young people will not be ignored, and I’m incredibly proud of the impact Juliana v. United States has made.”
Plaintiffs say their case helped influence other cases that had resulted in positive rulings, including the 2024 Montana Supreme Court ruling that found the state violated residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by issuing permits for oil, gas, and coal projects without considering impacts on the environment.
The U.S. Department of Justice welcomed the Supreme Court’s rejection of the plaintiffs in the Oregon case.
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sunsettommy
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Climate Change scammers doesn’t know when to stop making complete fools of themselves pushing this utter stupidity as they have no justifiable complaint to run on.
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Aaron
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stupid, yes but somebody s making money off the non-sense
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Aaron
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and we know how most all of the non-sense the last few years has been orchestrated by government either directly or indirectly, and if there is money to be made you can bet govt is behind it
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