9th Circuit Panel Grants DOJ Push To End Youth Climate Suit Before Trial

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is granting the Justice Department’s (DOJ) request to dismiss youth plaintiffs’ long-running constitutional climate case against the federal government before a lower court can hold their long-sought trial, dealing a major blow to the plaintiffs. In a five-page opinion issued late May 1 , the panel concludes that a district court judge incorrectly allowed the plaintiffs to amend their complaint even after the 9th Circuit in a...