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American Youth v. Climate Change |
"American Youth v. Climate Change
The case is one in dozens filed across America against the federal
and state governments on behalf of youth. It is part of a largely
pro-bono effort coordinated by Our Children’s Trust, an Oregon-based
nonprofit, in partnership with attorneys nationwide and also abroad. The
plaintiffs in this case are represented by Crag Law Center.
The legal theory underpinning Chernaik v. Brown and other
youth climate litigation derives from the public trust doctrine — the
concept that natural resources are held in trust by governments that
must protect them. It dates back to Roman times but has been asserted in
American courts, mostly in cases to do with navigable waterways, and
notoriously when the Supreme Court stopped the state of Illinois from
giving the shore of Lake Michigan to a railroad company."
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