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Environmental & Energy,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Nov. 7, 2018

DOJ returns to 9th Circuit in efforts to kill sweeping environmental lawsuit

The Trump administration is asking for the third time this year that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals kill an unprecedented lawsuit filed by 21 young plaintiffs who have charged the federal government with pursuing policies detrimental to the environmental safety of the Earth.

DOJ returns to 9th Circuit in efforts to kill sweeping environmental lawsuit
Julia Ann Olson of Our Children's Trust

The Trump administration is asking for the third time this year that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals kill an unprecedented lawsuit filed by 21 young plaintiffs who have charged the federal government with pursuing policies detrimental to the environmental safety of the Earth.

In a petition filed late Monday, U.S. Justice Department attorneys told the federal appeals court language the U.S. Supreme Court used in a Friday decisi...

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