| 25-170 |
Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc., et al. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, et al. |
Colorado |
2025-08-12 |
Pending |
Amici (14)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (6) |
climate-change federal-law greenhouse-gas-emissions international-emissions interstate-emissions state-law-claims |
Whether federal law precludes state-law claims seeking relief for injuries allegedly caused by the effects of interstate and international greenhouse-… |
| 25-48 |
Tarek Farag v. Climate United Fund, et al. |
District of Columbia |
2025-07-15 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2) |
climate-change corruption-allegations fossil-fuel intervention-motion legal-standing scientific-evidence |
I. Did the District Court and Appellate Court err in denying petitioner's motion to intervene?
II. Did the District Court and Appellete Court err in … |
| 24-1197 |
Tarek Farag v. Joseph R. Biden, former President of the United States, et al. |
Seventh Circuit |
2025-05-22 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
appellate-review climate-change declaratory-relief injunctive-relief judicial-procedure scientific-evidence |
Whether the Appellate Court improperly ruled on climate change claims and denied declaratory and injunctive relief |
| 24-6613 |
Robert Atchinson v. District of Columbia |
District of Columbia |
2025-02-21 |
Denied |
IFP |
civil-disobedience climate-change constitutional-rights expert-testimony necessity-defense pre-trial-motion |
Whether the D.C. Court of Appeals erred by affirming the pre-trial denial of Mr. Atchinson's necessity defense in a nonviolent civil disobedience acti… |
| 24A106 |
Electric Generators for a Sensible Transition v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al. |
District of Columbia |
2024-07-30 |
Presumed Complete |
Amici (1) |
administrative-overreach clean-air-act climate-change epa-regulation fossil-fuel major-questions-doctrine |
Whether the EPA exceeded its statutory authority under the Clean Air Act by promulgating a rule that substantially transforms the electricity generati… |
| 23-952 |
Shell PLC, fka Royal Dutch Shell PLC, et al. v. City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, et al. |
Hawaii |
2024-03-01 |
Denied |
CVSGRelisted (2) |
clean-air-act climate-change constitutional-law federal-law federal-preemption foreign-emissions interstate-emissions preemption state-law |
Whether claims seeking damages for the effects of interstate and international emissions on the global climate are beyond the limits of state law and … |
| 23-947 |
Sunoco LP, et al. v. City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, et al. |
Hawaii |
2024-03-01 |
Denied |
CVSGAmici (1)Relisted (2) |
civil-procedure climate-change environmental-law federal-preemption greenhouse-gas greenhouse-gas-emissions interstate-emissions standing state-law state-law-claims |
Whether federal law precludes state-law claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effects of interstate and international greenhouse… |
| 23A651 |
Sunoco LP, et al. v. City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, et al. |
Hawaii |
2024-01-16 |
Presumed Complete |
|
clean-air-act climate-change federal-common-law interstate-emissions personal-jurisdiction state-law-claims |
Whether federal common law or state law governs climate-change tort claims seeking redress for interstate greenhouse gas emissions after the Clean Air… |
| 23A560 |
Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Connecticut |
Second Circuit |
2023-12-18 |
Presumed Complete |
|
climate-change federal-common-law federal-courts removal-jurisdiction state-law well-pleaded-complaint |
Whether federal district courts have removal jurisdiction over state-law claims that necessarily arise under federal common law but are artfully plead… |
| 23-168 |
American Petroleum Institute, et al. v. Minnesota |
Eighth Circuit |
2023-08-22 |
Denied |
Amici (5)Relisted (3) |
civil-rights climate-change climate-change-litigation due-process federal-common-law federal-jurisdiction federal-question-jurisdiction interstate-emissions removal-jurisdiction standing state-law-claims |
Whether a federal district court has removal jurisdiction over putative state-law claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect o… |
| 22-821 |
Chevron Corporation, et al. v. City of Hoboken, New Jersey, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2023-03-01 |
Denied |
|
civil-rights climate-change federal-jurisdiction greenhouse-gas-emissions preemption standing state-law-claims statutory-interpretation transboundary-injury |
Whether a federal district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 over nominally state-law claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused… |
| 22-524 |
Shell Oil Products Co., L.L.C., et al. v. Rhode Island |
First Circuit |
2022-12-06 |
Denied |
Amici (2)Relisted (2) |
climate-change federal-common-law federal-jurisdiction greenhouse-gas-emissions preemption public-nuisance removal state-law-claims subject-matter-jurisdiction transboundary-harm |
Whether federal district court has jurisdiction over state-law claims for injuries caused by transboundary greenhouse gas emissions |
| 22-523 |
Sunoco LP, et al. v. City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-12-06 |
Denied |
Amici (2)Relisted (2) |
circuit-conflict climate-change climate-change-litigation federal-jurisdiction federal-officer-removal federal-preemption greenhouse-gas-emissions jurisdictional-challenge preemption statutory-interpretation transboundary-pollution |
Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that 28 U.S.C. § 1442 precludes removal by federal officers and persons acting under them unless the rem… |
| 22-495 |
Chevron Corporation, et al. v. San Mateo County, California, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2022-11-28 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Relisted (2) |
civil-procedure climate-change climate-injury federal-jurisdiction greenhouse-gas-emissions preemption standing state-law-claims statutory-interpretation transboundary-impact |
Whether a federal district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 over nominally state-law claims |
| 22-361 |
BP p.l.c., et al. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore |
Fourth Circuit |
2022-10-18 |
Denied |
Amici (2)Relisted (2) |
civil-procedure climate-change federal-common-law federal-courts federal-jurisdiction greenhouse-gas-emissions interstate-emissions jurisdiction standing statutory-interpretation |
Whether federal common law necessarily and exclusively governs claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect of interstate greenh… |
| 21-1550 |
Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc., et al. v. Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County, et al. |
Tenth Circuit |
2022-06-10 |
Denied |
CVSGAmici (7)Relisted (2) |
civil-procedure climate-change federal-common-law federal-jurisdiction greenhouse-gas-emissions standing |
Whether federal common law necessarily and exclusively governs claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect of interstate greenh… |
| 21-337 |
George Berka v. Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York |
Second Circuit |
2021-09-02 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
climate-change climate-emergency due-process energy-policy environmental-impact environmental-regulation grid-reliability infrastructure-renewal nuclear-power public-safety regulatory-oversight |
Should the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant be returned to service? |
| 20-1089 |
Chevron Corporation, et al. v. City of Oakland, California, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-02-09 |
Denied |
Amici (4) |
civil-procedure civil-rights climate-change due-process federal-common-law federal-removal interstate-pollution jurisdictional-challenge standing state-law takings tort-claims |
Whether putative state-law tort claims alleging harm from global climate change are removable because they arise under federal law |
| 18-6929 |
Asia Johnson v. Queen Elizabeth |
Third Circuit |
2018-12-06 |
Denied |
IFP |
civil-rights climate-change constitutional-crisis due-process environmental-law equal-protection gender-discrimination political-feud racial-discrimination restoration |
Was the constitutional crisis between Democrats and Republicans affecting the environment and leading to racial and gender discrimination against Afri… |
| 18-505 |
In Re United States, et al. |
|
2018-10-18 |
Dismissed |
|
administrative-procedure-act article-iii civil-procedure-standing civil-rights climate-change due-process environmental-advocacy justiciability public-trust-doctrine standing |
Whether this suit is justiciable under Article III |