U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Coverage of U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Nexus archive.
- The court told us to come back later. We are out of time
Twenty-two young Americans are suing President Donald Trump over executive orders promoting fossil fuels and suppressing climate science, arguing the policies harm their health and future. A federal court acknowledged their 'children’s health emergency' but the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed their case as 'speculative,' requiring them to challenge each policy individually.
- Federal appeals court denies youth climate lawsuit against Trump executive orders
A federal appeals court rejected a youth-led lawsuit challenging three Trump executive orders related to fossil fuels and climate policy, ruling the plaintiffs failed to establish a plausible link between their injuries and the orders. The court criticized the broad scope of the requested injunction, which sought to overturn hundreds of agency actions, calling it unprecedented and unworkable.
- Federal appeals court denies youth climate lawsuit against Trump executive orders
A U.S. federal appeals court denied a youth-led lawsuit challenging three of President Donald Trump’s executive orders related to fossil fuels and climate science. The court ruled the plaintiffs failed to establish a plausible link between their injuries and the executive orders and criticized the requested injunction as overly broad and unprecedented.