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Held v. Montana


Held v. State - Climate Change Litigation Databases

The court concluded that “[e]very additional ton” of greenhouse gas emissions exacerbated the plaintiffs' injuries. ... The court also cited Montana Supreme Court ...

Held v. State of Montana - Youth v. Gov

Held v. State of Montana is a constitutional climate lawsuit brought by 16 Montana youth against their State to protect their equal rights to a healthy ...

Held v. Montana - Wikipedia

On August 14, 2023, Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Kathy Seeley ruled in favor of the plaintiffs that the limitations on considering environmental ...

Held v. Montana | American Civil Liberties Union

This case pending before the Montana Supreme Court asks, among other things, whether the claims of sixteen youth plaintiffs challenging ...

Held v. State - Harvard Law Review |

Held v. State ... Montana Court Holds that Montana Youth Can Access Equitable Relief for Climate Impacts. ... Climate litigation has emerged as a ...

Montana Supreme Court hears Held v. Montana youth climate lawsuit

Attorneys arguing the landmark youth climate lawsuit discussed the separation of powers, constitutional protections during Helena hearing.

Held v. Montana - Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIC

16 young people from across Montana filed their constitutional climate lawsuit, Held v. State of Montana, against their state government.

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montana youth win ... In March 2020, 16 young people from across the state of Montana filed a constitutional climate lawsuit against their own state government.

Held v State of Montana: A Constitutional Rights Turn in Climate ...

Despite the state's arguments that the provisions were necessary for its economic development, by preventing consideration of the impact of GHG ...

What Held v. Montana immediately offers for Constitutional ...

Held has immediately become a prevalent legal win for climate activists. Held is primarily important for its recognition of the harms caused by climate change.

Held v. State of Montana - Western Environmental Law Center

This youth-led climate lawsuit also argues that the state's fossil fuel energy system degrades and depletes Montana's constitutionally protected public trust ...

Montana's Climate Change Lawsuit May See Sequels Across America

Montana, which overturned a law banning state agencies from weighing the impact of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions in environmental ...

Held v. Montana: A Win for Young Climate Advocates and What It ...

In Held v. Montana, recently decided by a Montana state trial court, the youth-led US climate litigation movement has its first big win.

Montana Climate Case - Flathead Beacon

Filed in March 2020, Held v. Montana was brought by 16 youth plaintiffs from across Montana who allege the state has violated their right to a clean and ...

Held v. Montana

The lawsuit Held v. State of Montana was brought by 16 youth plaintiffs from across Montana who allege the state has violated their constitutional right to a ...

Montana Supreme Court hears oral arguments in landmark youth ...

Today, attorneys for the 16 plaintiffs in the historic youth-led constitutional climate case, Held v. State of Montana, presented oral ...

Held v. Montana (2023) | Public Health Law Center

A group of Montana youth sued the State, arguing that its fossil fuel-based energy system contributes to climate change, violating their constitutional ...

Montana Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in climate change ...

The Montana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next Wednesday in the state's appeal of a district court judge's decision in the Held vs.

What we learned in Held v. Montana

In this article, I contextualize and summarize the decision. I review what lessons the Held decision might offer for other climate suits.

Teens take Montana to court over fossil fuels' impact on climate ...

Last summer, the 16 plaintiffs, all under the age of 22, had won a surprising and significant victory in state court, for their argument that Montana's ...