Constitutional Law
Jul. 25, 2024
DOJ attorneys dismissive of youth plaintiffs' last-ditch attempt to bring climate lawsuit against EPA
18 plaintiffs between the ages of 8 to 17 sued the agency on claims it violated the U.S. Constitution and Clean Air Act by administering discriminatory policies and practices leading to lifelong harms.
Government attorneys defending the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against amended climate harm claims brought by a group of youth plaintiffs argued Tuesday that the restructured lawsuit suffers from many of the same threshold defects as the dismissed original, including issues regarding standing requirements such as causation and redressability.
Last December, a group of 18 minor plaintiffs between the ages of 8 to 17 sued the agency in Los Angeles federal court on claims it...
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