Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County
The brief says federal law does not bar state-law climate claims and argues any broad preemption rule should come from Congress.
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Florida PhoenixAttorneys general tell justices to let state court decide Boulder's climate change lawsuit
The Suncor Energy oil refinery in Commerce City is pictured on June 16, 2023. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser urged the U.S. Supreme Court to let state courts resolve a lawsuit between local governments and energy companies they sued for damages over the companies’ contributions to climate change. A 2018 lawsuit filed by the city of Boulder and Boulder and San Miguel counties against Suncor Energy and Exxo…
Attorneys general tell justices to let state court decide Boulder’s climate change lawsuit
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser urged the U.S. Supreme Court to let state courts resolve a lawsuit between local governments and energy companies they sued for damages over the companies’ contributions to climate change. A 2018 lawsuit filed by the…
From “Unconvinced” to Leading the Charge: Weiser Helps Keep Boulder’s Climate Lawsuit Alive
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser co-led a coalition of 18 states and the District of Columbia in filing a Supreme Court brief supporting Boulder’s climate lawsuit against American energy companies. But Weiser did more than lend Colorado’s name to another state’s filing. His office led the charge as a Colorado deputy solicitor general serves as counsel of record, and the coalition is asking the Supre…
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