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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDec. 11 hearing on the Our Children's Trust climate change lawsuit against Trump.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571d109b04426270152febe0/t/5a0e103b9140b728fea3299b/1510871141553/17.11.16+Ninth+Circuit+Orders+Oral+Argument+PR.pdfNINTH CIRCUIT TO HEAR ORAL ARGUMENT IN JULIANA V. UNITED STATES
San Francisco - There has been a significant development in the constitutional climate change lawsuit so far successfully prosecuted by 21 youth plaintiffs: the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to hear oral argument over whether the Trump Administration can evade trial currently set for February 5, 2018. Oral arguments will be heard before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on December 11, 2017.
Arguments will begin at 10 am PST at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals located at 95 7th St, San Francisco, CA. A press conference will follow oral argument.
The Court offers a live stream of all oral arguments: http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live_oral_arguments.php
The subject of oral arguments will be the Trump Administrations extraordinary mandamus petition filed in June, which seeks the Ninth Circuits review of U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aikens 2016 denial of motions to dismiss in Juliana v. United States . In their petition, Trump, et al., claim irreparable harm for having to participate in the ordinary pre-trial discovery process and go to trial. The next step in the case would ordinarily be for the Trump Administration to face the youth and their scientific evidence at trial, and then later appeal an adverse ruling after a final judgement in the case.
Julia Olson , co-counsel for plaintiffs and executive director of Our Childrens Trust, said:
We look forward to the opportunity to argue this case before the Ninth Circuit so that we can move quickly to trial. The Trump Administration should not be able to dodge judicial review of such egregious constitutional infringements of these young peoples liberties. They are knowingly destroying our climate system and the healthy futures for our young plaintiffs. This Administration can respond to the limited discovery we seek, and put on its junk climate science at trial in a court of law. What it cant do is shut the courthouse doors to real constitutional injuries brought by these young people. We believe the Ninth Circuit will be the bulwark against their dodge and evade tactics.
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