Trump Lawyers Get Argument Time in High Court Climate Case

Trump administration lawyers will join the oil and gas industry to battle a climate case before the U.S. Supreme Court, one day before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

The high court on Friday approved the federal government’s request to argue alongside lawyers for BP Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp., and other oil companies facing liability claims related to their role in global warming. Arguments are scheduled for Jan. 19, the day before inauguration.

• The dispute stems from the city of Baltimore’s effort to make the industry pay for allegedly misleading the public about the impacts of burning fossil fuels—the ...