No. 23A651
Sunoco LP, et al. v. City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, et al.
Tags: clean-air-act climate-change federal-common-law interstate-emissions personal-jurisdiction state-law-claims
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether federal law precludes state-law claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effects of interstate greenhouse-gas emissions on the global climate.
Whether the Constitution permits a State to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over claims against nonresident defendants based on climate-change-related injuries allegedly caused by out-of-state marketing activities and global fossil-fuel consumption.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether federal common law or state law governs climate-change tort claims seeking redress for interstate greenhouse gas emissions after the Clean Air Act's displacement of federal common law
Docket Entries
2024-01-16
Application (23A651) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 28, 2024.
2024-01-11
Application (23A651) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 29, 2024 to February 28, 2024, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
Sunoco LP, et al.