Plaintiffs Open Door For Biden To Settle Juliana Case, Switch Legal Stance

February 2, 2021
Youth plaintiffs are renewing their call for an appellate court to reconsider a panel finding that they lack standing to pursue their landmark constitutional climate case, arguing that President Joe Biden’s recent order taking a whole-of-government approach on climate change shows the federal government can provide the remedy they are seeking. But Julia Olson, one of the plaintiffs’ attorneys, adds that the Feb. 1 letter backing their long-pending request that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit grant...


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