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Pruitt v. Biden

Date
2021
Geography

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Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
01/31/2023
Decision
Dismissal affirmed.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal for lack of standing of a pro se plaintiff’s challenge to the United States’ reentry into the Paris Agreement in 2021. The Fifth Circuit found that the plaintiff’s status as a federal taxpayer and an owner of mineral interests in property did not establish standing.

Summary

Lawsuit brought by pro se plaintiff to stop the United States from reentering the Paris Climate Accord.