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  1. June 13, 2017

    Feds Ask 9th Circ. To Make Ore. Court Nix Kids' Climate Suit

    The federal government has asked the Ninth Circuit to direct an Oregon federal court to toss a lawsuit accusing the U.S. of failing to protect future generations from climate change, saying that the lower court made a clear error in failing to dismiss the case.

  2. June 09, 2017

    Feds Lose Bid For Direct Appeal In Kids' Climate Change Suit

    An Oregon federal judge declined to certify her refusal to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the U.S. of failing to protect future generations from climate change, saying Thursday that the federal government's recent push for an immediate decision on the matter was "ironic."

  3. May 26, 2017

    Oil Groups Change Mind On Intervening In Kids' Climate Suit

    Two more industry groups have asked an Oregon district court to remove them from the federal government's bid to certify questions for appellate review in a youth-driven climate change suit, a move that comes after a magistrate judge recommended the Ninth Circuit not take the case.

  4. May 22, 2017

    No Need For Direct Appeal In Kids' Climate Suit, Enviros Say

    There's no valid reason to ignore a magistrate's recommendation to deny the federal government's bid to certify questions for appellate review in a youth-driven climate change suit, an Oregon federal judge heard Friday.

  5. May 08, 2017

    Feds Slam Denial Of Direct Appeal In Kids' Climate Suit

    The federal government on Friday objected to an Oregon magistrate judge's recommendation to deny a request to certify questions for appellate review in a youth-driven suit that alleges the U.S. violated the Constitution by failing to protect future generations from climate change.

  6. May 01, 2017

    Don't Send Kids' Climate Suit To 9th Circ., Magistrate Says

    An Oregon magistrate judge on Monday said the federal government and industry groups' requests to certify questions for appellate review in a suit alleging the U.S. violated the Constitution by failing to protect future generations from climate change "put the cart before the horse" and should be denied.

  7. April 11, 2017

    9th Circ. Appeal Could Settle Climate Suit's Fate, US Says

    The federal government has insisted that the Ninth Circuit be allowed to quickly review an Oregon federal judge's refusal to dismiss a suit accusing the U.S. of unconstitutionally failing to protect future generations from climate change, saying the legal issues to be decided could determine the suit's survival.

  8. April 05, 2017

    Kids Fight Quick 9th Circ. Appeal Bid In Climate Suit

    Children and environmentalists who have accused the federal government of trampling on constitutional rights by failing to protect future generations from climate change have urged an Oregon federal judge not to certify her refusal to dismiss their suit, saying it's not necessary to have the Ninth Circuit decide certain legal issues in a quick appeal.

  9. March 13, 2017

    9th Circ. Should Say If Kids' Climate Suit Is OK: Industry

    Industry groups on Friday asked an Oregon federal judge to certify her order and allow the Ninth Circuit to determine whether a lawsuit accusing the federal government of failing to protect future generations from the threat of climate change is barred by the political question doctrine, which forbids claims that are a matter of politics and not law.

  10. March 08, 2017

    Feds Want 9th Circ. To Handle Kids' Climate Suit

    The federal government on Tuesday asked an Oregon federal judge to certify her order refusing to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of failing to protect future generations from the threats of climate change so the Ninth Circuit can decide some of the legal issues.

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