Climate Activists Target States With Lawsuits : NPR
A group of attorneys using children and young adults as plaintiffs plans to file legal actions in every state and the District of Columbia on Wednesday in an effort to force government intervention on climate change.
The courtroom ploy is backed by high-profile activists looking for a legal soft spot to advance a cause that has stumbled in the face of stiff congressional opposition and a skeptical U.S. Supreme Court.
The goal is to have the atmosphere declared for the first time as a "public trust" deserving special protection. That's a concept previously used to clean up polluted rivers and coastlines, although legal experts said they were uncertain it could be applied successfully to climate change.
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A while back there was a guy named Newsom who sued on behalf of his daughter, whom he didn't have custody of, to ban the "Under God" phrase from the reading of the Pledge of allegiance.
The Supremes ruled he was without standing being as he isn't the child's legal guardian.
Same ruling will apply with these domestic terrorist attorneys using children and young adults as plaintiffs.
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