Bloomberg Law
March 15, 2023, 4:47 PM

Oregon Judge Denies GOP Attorneys’ Intervention in Climate Case

Jennifer Hijazi
Jennifer Hijazi
Reporter

A coalition of Republican attorneys general can’t intervene yet in the youth climate lawsuit Juliana v. US, according to an order issued by a federal judge.

Judge Ann Aiken of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon denied on Tuesday a motion to intervene submitted by Alabama and 16 other states in June 2021.

The attorneys general can refile once a decision is made on whether to resurrect the lawsuit with an amended complaint, according to Aiken’s minute order.

The 21 youth plaintiffs of Juliana have been navigating the US court system since 2015, looking to hold ...

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