Ninth Circuit blocks Trump’s second attempt to stop children’s climate lawsuit

Published July 20, 2018 6:27pm ET



A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s second attempt to throw out a climate change lawsuit by a group of children.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ three-judge panel unanimously rejected the administration’s request for a judicial writ barring the lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, from being heard.

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