Multiple Supporters Ask Full 9th Circuit To Rehear Youth Climate Case

Law professors, members of Congress, former surgeons general and environmentalists along with advocates for young people, environmental justice and public health are urging the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to rehear a three-judge panel ruling dismissing a constitutional climate change case brought by a group of young people. The 10 amicus briefs filed March 12 in Juliana, et al. v. United States all urge the court to grant the 21 youth plaintiffs a trial...