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The Climate Litigation Database

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

Geography
🇺🇸 United States of America / Oregon
Year
2015
Document Type
Litigation
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 of America → Oregon
Docket number
17A1304
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → U.S.
Case category
Constitutional Claims (US) → Fifth Amendment (US)Public Trust Claims (US)
Principal law
United States → Fifth Amendment—Due ProcessUnited States → Fifth Amendment—Equal ProtectionUnited States → Ninth AmendmentUnited States → Public Trust Doctrine
At issue

Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
Search results
06/27/2018
United States v. U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon - decision
Application granted by Justice Kennedy extending time to file until August 4, 2018.
Decision
–
06/25/2018
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.
Application
–
05/29/2018
United States v. U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon - decision
Application granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until July 5, 2018.
Decision
–
05/24/2018
Application filed for extension of time within which to file a petition for a writ of certiorari.
Application
–

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.]