Justices appear unconvinced of oil companies’ bid to quash climate suits
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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. “A number of the discussions that you’ve had…
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