In the lawsuit, 21 activists, ages 11 to 22, assert that federal officials violated their rights to due process under the U.S. Constitution by failing to adequately address carbon pollution such as emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected for now a bid by the President Donald Trump’s administration to block a trial in a lawsuit filed by young activists who have accused the U.S. government of ignoring the perils of climate change.
The loss for the administration means it now faces a high-profile examination of U.S. climate change policy during the trial that was due to begin on Oct. 29 in Eugene, Oregon but has since been postponed by the judge.
Chief Justice John Roberts on Oct. 19 had temporarily put the case on hold while the court as a whole decided how to proceed.
Continue reading: U.S. top court rejects Trump administration bid to halt climate trial
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If the deep state didn’t want a regressive and repressive carbon tax, this lawsuit would have been dismissed, the attorney would have been disbarred, the plaintiffs would have been sanctioned, and the “news” media would have ignored it completely. ________________________________
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Interest point, Mark. I think this is a rare incident in which there is a split in the ruling elite on a major political issue. I think the insurance/banking industry (which has been making big payouts for catastrophic climate events) most likely supports a carbon tax. Have you been following the carbon tax referendum in Washington State?
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