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2006 Seattle City Light Offsets Suit_Brief of Appellants
2007 US Supreme Court_Massachusetts v EPA Decision
2011 AEP v Connecticut - U.S. Supreme Court decision
2011 Coalition for Responsible Environment v US EPA - DC Cir Ct of Appeals - Endangerment Finding - briefs
2012 Alec L v Jackson - US District Court decision
2012 Cherniak v Kitzhaber - Oregon Ct of Appeals - Opening Brief for Plaintiffs
2012 Citizens Climate Lobby v CARB - Calif Superior Ct - Brief for Petitioners
2012 Gerrard_What litigation of a climate nuisance suit might look like
2012 Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corp
2012 Petition of Sherley et al to Massachusets Dept of Environmental Protection for Action on Climate Change
2013 Cherniak v Kitzhaber - Oregon Ct of Appeals - plaintiffs' reply brief
2013 Citizens Climate Lobby v California Air Resources Board
2013 In re Polar Bear Endangered Species Act Listing - DC Cir Ct of Appeals
2013 Keogh_WildEarth Guardians v. Jewell
2013 Our Children's Trust_Youth Appellants' Federal Climate Change Case Gains Broad Base Support
2013 Our Children’s Trust_Amicus brief of faith groups in support of reversal of district court
2013 Our Children’s Trust_Amicus brief of government leaders in support of reversal of district court
2013 Our Children’s Trust_Amicus brief of law professors in support of reversal of district court
2013 Our Children’s Trust_Amicus brief of national security experts in support of reversal of district court
2013 Our Children’s Trust_Amicus brief of scientists in support of reversal of district court
2013 Petition of Funk to Pennsylvania Dept of Environmental Protection
2013 Robinson_Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Penn Supreme Court decision re public trust
2013 Rocky Mountains Farmers Union vs Corey - 9th Cir Ct of Appeals
2014 Center for Biological Diversity v Dept Fish and Wildlife - California Ct of Appeal
2014 Cherniak v Kitzhaber - Childrens Trust Suit - Oregon - opinion and briefs
2014 Cherniak v Kitzhaber - Oregon Ct of Appeals decision
2014 Farmers Insurance Company vs. Metropolitan Reclamation District - Illinois Cir Ct - Complaint
2014 High Country Conservation Advocates v USFS - US District Ct Colorado decision
2014 National Review v Michael Mann - DC Cir Court of Appeals - brief of appellee
2014 Native Village of Point Hope v Jewell - 9th Cir decision
2014 Western Org'n of Resource Councils v Jewell - DC District Ct - Case challenging BLM - briefs
2014 Western Org'n of Resource Councils v Jewell - DC District Ct - Complaint
2015 Center Biological Diversity v Dept Fish & Wildlife - California Supreme Ct
2015 Harvard Climate Justice Coalition v Harvard College
2015 Western Organization of Resource Councils et al v. Jewell
2015-8 Juliana v. U.S. -- district court complaint
2016 Funk v Wolf - Pennsylvania Commonwealth Ct
2016 Harvard Climate Justice Coalition v Harvard - Appeals Ct of Mass decision
2016 State of West Virginia v EPA - Clean Power Plan
2017 City of Imperial Beach v Chevron et al
2017 County of Marin v Chevron et al
2017 County of San Mateo v Chevron et al
2017 Schneiderman v PWC (Exxon shareholder suit) - Exxon Opposition Motion
2018 Boulder County v Suncor Energy et al
2018-2 People of California v BP_Order on motions to remand
2020 Cherniak v Brown - Children's Trust - OR Sup Ct
2020 Varvastian_Transnational Corporate Liability for Environmental Damage and Climate Change: Reassessing Access to Justice after Vedanta v. Lungowe
2021 Hernandez_Held v Montana Complaint
2021 Skuntz_Held vs. State of Montana
2022 Mayer_The Duty of Care of Fossil-Fuel Producers for Climate Change Mitigation - Milieudefensie v Royal Duth Shell
2023 Global Witness_Complaint requesting an investigation into apparent greenwashing by Shell plc
2023 State of California_Complaint for Abatement Equitable Relief Penalties and Damages
2023 UNEP_Global Climate Litigation Report
2024 State of New York v JBS Food Company - Complaint
A November 2011 ruling by the VA Supreme Court says no, for now.
May 31 2010 D.C District Court dismissed the litigation
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