Supreme Court hears arguments on climate change lawsuits

Eight of the nine justices heard nearly two hours of oral arguments in a case involving an effort by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, to hold energy companies accountable for the effects of global climate change.

Several Supreme Court Justices appeared skeptical Monday of a request from oil companies to preemptively block a climate change lawsuit that could hold them liable for climate damages. Many of the justices raised questions about the court’s ability to even take up the case at this time.

When asked whether the defendant would abandon its equal-sovereignty argument in favor of its extraterritoriality theory, counsel likened the choice to choosing between his children, saying he loved them both equally.

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