Supreme Court rejects DOJ bid to halt youths' climate case

The Supreme Court is rejecting an unusual request by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to halt a case proceeding in district court that is slated to go to trial this fall where 21 youth plaintiffs are alleging the U.S. government is violating the Constitution by failing to protect them from the harms of climate change. Retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, who oversees cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, posted a July 30 notice in the docket...