Washington Climate Suit Belongs in Local Court, Panel Affirms - Bloomberg Law
Washington Climate Suit Belongs in Local Court, Panel Affirms
A panel at the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the District of Columbia didn’t raise federal issues on the face of its climate complaint, which belongs with local judges.
In the opinion authored by Judge Neomi Rao, the panel found that none of the arguments oil giants made justifying the case’s appropriateness for federal court held water. The decision affirms a district court ruling to remand ...
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