The Supreme Court is denying the Trump administration’s request to block a climate change lawsuit brought against the government by a group of 21 children.
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued a 3-page decision Friday night in Juliana v. United States allowing the case to move forward.
Roberts had stopped the case from having its day in court on Oct. 29, while the high court reviewed the children’s legal arguments.
The high court’s order said the administration should now turn to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for relief from the litigation.
The children’s lawsuit blames the federal government for causing the threat of global warming to grow, threatening the livelihoods of future generations.
Our Children’s Trust, representing the group of kids, is not seeking monetary damages for past inaction by the government on climate change. Rather, it aims to compel the federal government to take future policy action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.
