Environmental & Energy,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jan. 21, 2020
9th: Climate is just too complicated for the courts
The en banc court's Jan. 17 message to the plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States, was clear: You're right about your constitutional right to a climate system capable of sustaining human life, but protecting that right would just be too complicated for the courts.
Dave-Inder Comar
Managing Partner
Comar Mollé LLP
Email: inder@comarlaw.com
Dave is also the executive director of Just Atonement Inc., a nonprofit human rights law firm. He practices in the United States and internationally. Comar co-authored an amicus brief in the Juliana case urging the 9th Circuit to remand the case to the district court for trial.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' Jan. 17 message to the plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States, 2020 DJDAR 315, was clear: You're right about your constitutional right to a climate system capable of sustaining human life, but protecting that right would just be too complicated for the courts.
The court's decision regrettably passes ...
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