Children’s Climate-Change Suit Temporarily Halted by Chief Justice Roberts

Children’s Climate-Change Suit Temporarily Halted by Chief Justice Roberts
The sun rises over the United States Supreme Court on the morning of July 10, 2018 in Washington, DC. Alex Edelman/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked the scheduled Oct. 29 start of the trial of an unusual lawsuit in Oregon, in which a group of young people is seeking a declaration that the Constitution requires the federal government to take action against climate change.

A limited-government group praised the decision.