The case could determine whether climate suits are heard in state or federal court. The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a significant climate lawsuit in which oil companies are seeking to avoid being tried in state court. The fate of several dozen climate lawsuits brought against oil companies by state and local […]
On May 1, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to reconsider its ruling in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. In Chevron, the Court ruled that courts should defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous statute so long as that interpretation is reasonable. The case that may change (or at […]
To look at the headlines today, you might think the sky was falling and the United States was headed off into a ditch somewhere—all because of the United States Supreme Court. Headlines proclaiming that the Supreme Court “delivered a blow to wetlands” (NBC News), “shrinks clean water protections” (The Guardian), “weakens clean water protections” (Vox) […]
