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Held v. State of 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. 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 ...

Held v. Montana - Wikipedia

Held v. Montana is a constitutional court case in the State of Montana regarding the right to a "clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and ...

Held v. Montana - Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIC

On August 14, 2023, Judge Kathy Seeley ruled in favor of 16 youth plaintiffs in the landmark climate case Held v State of Montana.

Montana Supreme Court hears Held v. Montana youth climate lawsuit

State of Montana? ... Early exposure to scientific rigor and climate change's impact on ranches led Rikki Held to lend her name to the nation's ...

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montana youth win. In a historic first, Judge Kathy Seeley ruled wholly in favor of the 16 youth in Held v. State of Montana.

Held v. Montana | American Civil Liberties Union

The lower court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and ruled that the Montana Environmental Policy Act—which prohibited the state from considering ...

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 ...

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

In August 2023, Judge Seeley ruled wholly in favor of the youth plaintiffs making Held v. State of Montana the nation's first, winning, youth- ...

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

Montana immediately offers for Constitutional Environmental Rights ... Held v. Montana, decided by Montana state court Judge Kathy Seeley last ...

Montana's Climate Change Lawsuit May See Sequels Across America

State officials are asking the justices to reverse the trial court decision in Held v. Montana, which overturned a law banning state ...

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. 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 ...

"Held v. State" by Alec D. Skuntz

Held provides a roadmap for future litigation by elucidating Montana's jurisprudential approach to a constitutional challenge about climate change.

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

Held v. Montana is a relatively narrow decision. It is based on a constitutional provision found only in a handful of states and concerns a law ...

Held v. Montana

State of Montana was brought by 16 youth plaintiffs from across Montana who allege the state has violated their constitutional right to a clean and healthful ...

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

On March 13, 2020, a group of Montana youth sued the State, arguing that its fossil fuel-based energy system contributes to climate change, violating their ...

State of Montana files Supreme Court appeal asking to overturn ...

The State of Montana filed its appeal of a district court judge's decision in the Held v. Montana case with the Montana Supreme Court this ...

What we learned in Held v. Montana

Montana, they turned to a largely untested source of authority: state constitutional law. They argued that state legislation violated Montana's ...