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Litigation

United States v. U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Date
2015
Geography
Oregon
Part of
Juliana v. United States

About this case

Filing year
2015
Status
Application granted by Justice Kennedy extending time to file until August 4, 2018.
Geography
United States → Oregon
Docket number
17A1304
Court/admin entity
United States → Federal Courts → U.S.
Case category
Constitutional Claims → Fifth AmendmentPublic Trust Claims
Principal law
United States → Fifth Amendment—Due ProcessUnited States → Fifth Amendment—Equal ProtectionUnited States → Ninth AmendmentUnited States → Public Trust Doctrine
At issue
Action by young plaintiffs asserting that the federal government violated their constitutional rights by causing dangerous carbon dioxide concentrations. [Due to a technical issue, some documents are currently not available.]

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
06/25/2018
Application
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The U.S. solicitor general submitted a request for another extension of time within which the federal government may file a petition for writ of certiorari for review of the Ninth Circuit’s denial of the U.S.’s petition for a writ of mandamus ordering dismissal of the Juliana case. The U.S. sought to extend the filing deadline from July 5 to August 6.
05/29/2018
Decision
Application granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until July 5, 2018.
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05/24/2018
Application
Application filed for extension of time within which to file a petition for a writ of certiorari.
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Summary

Action by young plaintiffs asserting that the federal government violated their constitutional rights by causing dangerous carbon dioxide concentrations. [Due to a technical issue, some documents are currently not available.]