Youth Climate Plaintiffs Seek Rehearing After Ninth Circuit Loss

Young people at the helm of Juliana v. US want appellate judges to give their case another look, after a panel dismissed their amended complaint last month.

Attorneys from the legal nonprofit Our Children’s Trust filed a petition for rehearing on Monday at the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, asking for a re-examination of Juliana with a full suite of judges.

The petition is one of the few options available to the plaintiffs after judges granted a Justice Department mandamus bid to have the suit quashed on May 1, ruling that the plaintiffs lack standing to ...