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Clarence Thomas is in the hot seat for Supreme Court’s biggest climate case in years
Environmentalists say Thomas’s recent opinions could shape a case that may limit state climate-damage lawsuits against Exxon and Suncor.
- The Supreme Court hears arguments on Monday in Suncor Energy v. Boulder, a major climate liability case where Justice Samuel Alito recused himself, creating the possibility of a 4-4 split.
- Justice Clarence Thomas has long expressed skepticism about letting federal law override state law. John Yoo, a former Thomas clerk, told CNN that views expressed by Thomas and Justice Neil Gorsuch are "standard preemption doctrine."
- Experts have filed briefs debating how Thomas will reconcile this case with an opinion he wrote five months ago rejecting the idea that federal interests could block a lawsuit filed under state law by an injured Army specialist.
- An even split would uphold Colorado's Supreme Court decision allowing Boulder's lawsuit to proceed without setting national precedent. The court could alternatively send the case back to state courts for further review.
- Because dozens of other local governments have filed similar suits against energy companies, the decision could have sweeping implications for the industry. The case raises enormous questions about whether oil companies can be held accountable for planet-warming pollution.
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US Supreme Court to kick off term with bid by Big Oil to toss climate suits - Regional Media News
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court begins its new nine-month term on Monday with arguments in a major case involving a bid by oil companies ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to scuttle a lawsuit by officials in [...]
US Supreme Court to kick off term with bid by Big Oil to toss climate suits
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court begins its new nine-month term on Monday with arguments in a major case involving a bid by oil companies ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to scuttle a lawsuit by officials ...
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