Credit: Jiri Flogel/Shutterstock.com Montana Youth Have Constitutional Right to Safe Environment, State Judge Holds
Monday's ruling is the first of its kind for climate change-related litigation, and it occurred after 16 Montana youth filed a complaint in March 2020 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the state, Gov. Gregory Gianforte and multiple state government departments.
August 15, 2023 at 03:03 PM
3 minute read
Environmental Law
A Montana judge ruled in favor of youth plaintiffs who sued the state's government for violating their constitutional rights to a clean and healthful environment Monday.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Trending Stories
- 1The Law Firm Disrupted: For Big Law Names, Shorter is Sweeter
- 2Wine, Dine and Grind (Through the Weekend): Summer Associates Thirst For Experience in 'Real Matters'
- 3'That's Disappointing': Only 11% of MDL Appointments Went to Attorneys of Color in 2023
- 4What We Know About the Kentucky Judge Killed in His Chambers
- 5'I'm Staying Everything': Texas Bankruptcy Judge Halts Talc Trials Against J&J
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
