The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear on March 24 [2015] The lawsuit led by minors accused the U.S. government of unconstitutional deprivation of children's rights to life and freedom by causing climate change to worsen. [emphasis, links added]
In an unsigned decision, the judge rejected the petition from Kelsey Cascadia's petition by Rose Juliana and 20 other minors. No judge [explained] Decide.
The plaintiff sued the government in 2015, accusing the U.S. government of decades of “knowing that carbon dioxide ('carbon dioxide') caused global warming and dangerous climate change by burning fossil fuels, and that continuing to burn fossil fuels will undermine our country’s climate and future people who depend on our stability and future stability and those who survive.
The lawsuit says that despite knowledge, including approval from the liquid natural gas terminal in Oregon, it still harms young people.
In a split decision, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in 2020 the relief plaintiffs sought, including an order, that required the government to develop a plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, “more than our constitutional powers.”
The court directed U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken to dismiss the case. Aiken refused, allowing the plaintiff to modify his complaint.
In 2023, she ruled against minors and found that the plaintiff had fully claimed that his constitutional rights were violated by government actions.
“The judiciary has the capacity and responsibility to provide remedies for the irreparable harm promoted by government fossil fuels,” The judge said at the time.
The plaintiff filed a petition to the Supreme Court, asking the Supreme Court to intervene. This led to Monday's denial.
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