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Law's Jonathan Adler suggests that the U.S. Supreme Court is unlikely to intervene in state climate litigation

MEDIA | January 22, 2025
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Why wouldn't SCOTUS take up Hawaii climate change case, as others fail around it?
Legal NewslineJonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, suggested that the U.S. Supreme Court is unlikely to intervene in state climate litigation, citing its reluctance to police state tort-law claims. As such, state courts will likely continue handling these cases, despite the multibillion-dollar implications.

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