9th Circuit temporarily pauses youth climate trust suit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is temporarily pausing a landmark lawsuit in which 21 young people allege the U.S. government is failing to protect their constitutional and public trust rights to a healthy climate. A three-judge panel of the court issued a July 25 order in the case, Juliana et al. v. United States of America, in response to an unusual request by the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) known as a mandamus appeal to...