Supreme Court: Landmark climate lawsuit against Trump administration can go forward
Source: Think Progress
Trial is set for October.
KYLA MANDEL
JUL 30, 2018, 5:23 PM
A landmark climate case brought against the federal government by 21 children and young adults has survived the highest-level attempt by the Trump administration to block the lawsuit.
On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously refused to throw out the case, saying it can go ahead as planned. The decision comes after the Justice Department went to the high court earlier this month in a last-ditch effort to have the case thrown out.
The landmark lawsuit, which seeks to compel the government to preserve a clean atmosphere, argues that the government is violating its obligation to future generations by not doing so.
In Monday’s decision — which came less than two weeks after the administration filed its request — the court rejected the administration’s attempt to block any further legal action, stating, “the government’s request for relief is premature and is denied without prejudice.”
Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/supreme-court-landmark-climate-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-can-go-forward-97f20d2f4696/
This case will go before the US Supreme court, under appeal..................and the Federalist Society judges will have a final say in this case..........................keep watching, on who is more important................
November 2018 cannot get here fast enough.....................vote
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