Supreme Court Architect Demands Justices Shield Big Oil From Historic Climate Trial

The lawsuit alleges oil companies violated public and private nuisance laws, as well as laws requiring them to warn about the harms caused by their products — and it demands the companies pay damages to make up for the costs to property and infrastructure. [...] EDITOR’S PICKS Every Awful Thing Trump Has Promised to Do in a Second Term The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 50 Worst Decisions in Movie History After the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled in October the case can go to trial, oil companies petitioned the U. [...] In April, attorneys general in 20 states filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to review the Hawaii decision, arguing that it “endangers the rights of states to adopt their own policies with respect to energy production, environmental protection, and potentially any other activity that ‘exacerbate[s] the impacts of climate change.’” They assert that Honolulu’s lawsuit and similar actions. [...] Earlier this year, Leo said he is using the proceeds of an unprecedented $1.6 billion donation to try to “institute a lot of legal and social change through philanthropy.” ADVERTISEMENT Since April, the Alliance for Consumers has run a series of Facebook ads encouraging the Supreme Court to review the Honolulu case. [...] “The Honolulu litigation might walk and talk like a case purely about climate change, but underneath is a tantalizing opportunity for the Supreme Court to hand states a huge sovereignty win and reshape the way policy fights happen in the courts for years to come,” Skinner writes in the article.