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Maryland Supreme Court Dismisses Local Climate Lawsuits Against Oil Companies

The 3–2 ruling finds federal law displaces state claims over global emissions, sharpening a court split headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Supreme Court Takes Exxon-Suncor Appeal Over Boulder's Climate Lawsuit

N.C. Judge Dismisses Carrboro’s Climate Lawsuit Against Duke Energy, Citing Political Question Doctrine

Hague Court Orders Bonaire Climate Plan and Binding Targets After Finding State Failures

Swiss Court Accepts Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Suit Against Holcim

Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear Boulder Climate Lawsuit Against Suncor

Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Suit Over Trump Energy Orders Citing Lack of Jurisdiction

Judge Questions Scope of Court Power as Youths Seek to Halt Trump's Energy Orders

Youth Sue Over Trump Climate Policies as Montana Judge Weighs Trial

Zug Court Hears Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Case Against Holcim, Decision on Admissibility Pending

Swiss Court Weighs Admissibility of Indonesian Islanders’ Climate Case Against Holcim

Federal Court Dismisses Torres Strait Islanders’ Climate Negligence Case

German Appeals Court Dismisses Peruvian Farmer’s Climate Suit but Affirms Emitter Liability

German Court Rejects Peruvian Farmer’s Claim but Affirms Major Emitters’ Liability

German Court Rejects Peruvian Farmer’s Climate Suit Against RWE

Supreme Court Ends Youth-Led Climate Change Case After Decade-Long Battle

Landmark Climate Case Against RWE Awaits April Verdict

Peruvian Farmer’s Climate Lawsuit Against RWE Enters Crucial Phase in German Court

Peruvian Farmer's Climate Lawsuit Against RWE Returns to Court

UK Government Faces Landmark Climate Adaptation Legal Challenge