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Juliana v. United States, a case filed in 2015 in which 21 young people sued the federal government for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property by enacting policies that support fossil fuel interests. [4] In June 2023, the case was permitted to proceed to trial in federal court. [4]
Argument: Oral argument: Case history; Prior: Espinoza v. Montana Dep't of Revenue, 2018 MT 306, 393 Mont. 446, 435 P.3d 603; cert. granted, 139 S. Ct. 2777 (2019).: Holding; The application of the no-aid provision discriminated against religious schools and the families whose children attend or hope to attend them in violation of the Free Exercise Clause of the Federal Constitution.
Held v. Montana was the first constitutional law climate lawsuit to go to trial in the United States, on June 12, 2023. [13] On August 14, 2023, the trial court judge ruled in the youth plaintiffs' favor, though the state indicated it would appeal the decision. [14]
However, most of those lawsuits haven't yet been served on state officials as the activists wait for the high court to weigh in, said Derf Johnson, of the Montana Environmental Information Center ...
The case alleges that by affirmatively promoting a fossil fuel-driven energy system, Montana is violating the constitutional rights of the youth to a clean and healthful environment. The lawsuit also claims that the state's fossil fuel energy system is contributing to the climate crisis and is degrading Montana's constitutionally protected ...
Case name Docket no. Date decided Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California: 18–587: June 18, 2020 Liu v. Securities and Exchange Commission
English: Our Children’s Trust: Breaking News from Montana to Juliana Our Children’s Trust represents children in court to address their need for a safe climate. Courts have the power to hold governments accountable to their young citizens, where every child is protected and can thrive.
Montana v. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians, 471 U.S. 759 (1985), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that States cannot tax tribes without express Congressional approval. [1] [2] The canons of construction for interpreting treaties between the United States and tribes apply to the interpretation of federal statutes. [2]