Tag: youth climate lawsuit
Judges point dismissed youth climate plaintiffs to political system corrupted by...
“The real issue here is one of democracy."
Alaska Supreme Court hears oral arguments in kids’ climate change lawsuit
‘Is there a time to declare that air that sustains life is a fundamental right?’
Kelsey Juliana v. U.S.: Meet the young woman suing the federal...
Kelsey Juliana, lead plaintiff in Juliana v. United States, the landmark youth climate lawsuit against the U.S. government speaks with Democracy Now!
Youth activists holding coordinated press conferences to raise awareness on landmark...
The next hearing on the case will be Tuesday, June 4, at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Youth plaintiffs file response with Supreme Court pointing to the government’s...
“The Supreme Court has never before stopped a trial for the reasons argued by the defendants and I’m confident our brief will assure the Chief Justice that there is no intrusion into the ability of the executive branch to do its job while the Department of Justice defends this case at trial."
Supreme Court halts landmark youth climate case
Despite the blow to the case, counsel remains optimistic of the case's chances of proceeding.
Justice Department wants Supreme Court to put a halt to youth...
About a week before the groundbreaking constitutional youth climate lawsuit heads to trial, the Department of Justice is trying to have the Supreme Court...
Groundbreaking youth climate lawsuit against US government can proceed
The groundbreaking lawsuit targets the government for creating policies that encouraged climate change, and for violating the country's youngest citizens their constitutional rights to life, liberty and property, as well as failing to protect essential public trust resources.
‘We’re talking very big bucks:’ New bill could put oil companies...
Should Canadians be able to sue oil companies for that?
Massive Victory for 7 Kids in Climate Change Lawsuit in Washington...
Related cases brought by youth to protect the atmosphere are pending before other U.S. courts in the federal district court in Oregon and in the state courts of North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Massachusetts and Oregon.
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Clinton blames young people and social media for opposition to Gaza genocide
A speech at a far right Israeli publication’s summit sparks criticism over claims that youth are misinformed rather than responding to documented atrocities.
Trump administration threatens to withhold SNAP funds from democratic-led states
A new confrontation between the White House and blue states raises concerns about the political use of food assistance programs.
How the pro-Palestine movement is outsmarting the algorithms
In response to systematic censorship by Meta and other platforms, Palestinians and their allies have built an innovative new playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.
Poland officially enacts ban on fur farming
The legislation was signed into law by President Karol Nawrocki and it marks the end of an era as the European Union’s largest remaining fur producer.
‘This is a union town’: Zohran Mamdani & Bernie Sanders join striking Starbucks workers’...
Speaking outside a store in Brooklyn, Mamdani said New York is a “union town,” and vowed to continue joining pickets even after he is sworn in as mayor on January 1.