Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
1. Whether federal common law necessarily and exclusively governs claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect of interstate greenhouse-gas emissions on the global climate.
2. Whether a federal district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1331 over claims necessarily and exclusively governed by federal common law but labeled as arising under state law.
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
April 24, 2023
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief
July 11, 2022
In a lawsuit brought by local governments against energy companies for damages allegedly attributable to climate change, the U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to grant review and decide (1) whether federal rather than state common law applies to the plaintiffs’ claims, and (2) whether a plaintiff may evade federal jurisdiction by pleading federal common law claims as state-law claims.
William M. Jay and Andrew Kim of Goodwin Procter LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
The U.S. Chamber previously filed an amicus brief in this case before the Tenth Circuit.