JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - SCOTUS flooded with briefs critical of Colorado climate suit, signaling high stakes battle ahead
Last week, 78 members of Congress, 27 state attorneys general, some Colorado counties, Native American tribes, industry groups and legal and policy organizations filed briefs in support of the oil and gas companies targeted in the Boulder, Colorado, climate lawsuit. The interest in the case illustrates that the stakes are high, as a ruling has implications economic, legal and political across the country.