The Trump administration is doing everything it can to keep a huge climate lawsuit from going to tri
Dana Varinsky at Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-landmark-climate-change-lawsuit-2017-6?r=US&IR=T
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The Trump administration is seeking a rare review of a preliminary decision in a landmark climate change lawsuit — before the case has even gone to trial.
The plaintiffs in the case are 21 kids who range in age from 9 to 21. They argue that the federal government is violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property by engaging in actions that contribute to climate change despite long-held knowledge of its dangerous consequences.
In November 2016, a federal judge denied all motions to dismiss the case, paving the way for it to go to trial. The Trump administration tried to appeal that decision (the plaintiffs named President Trump as a defendant instead of Barack Obama in February, under the federal rules), but the judge denied that request.
Now, the administration's lawyers are petitioning for a rare legal procedure — a writ of mandamus — in which a higher court would step in and review the lower court's decision to let the case proceed.
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