@alejandrocamacho.bsky.social
Environmental law professor @law.ucla.edu. He/El. Obsessed with protecting our climate, wildlife, conservation, futbol, rugby, volleyball, basketball.
https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/alejandro-camacho
@legal-planet.orgReposted by @alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialThe arguments we did and did not hear in Suncor v. Boulder. @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social @uclalawemmett.bsky.social
@uclalawemmett.bsky.socialReposted by @alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialThis AM's oral arguments in the climate case before the Supreme Court gave hints to possible outcomes. But one of Boulder’s strong answers to the “tort suits are regulation” objection went unmade. Our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social outlines the arguments.
@alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialAnother piece to which I contributed some thoughts. This is about $700+ billion corporations trying to have their cake and eat it too on the back of taxpayers. In a normal world, it’s a clear win for the plaintiff local governments against the fossil fuel companies. But it’s not a normal world. 
@jamesgoodwin.bsky.socialReposted by @alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialIn case you missed @progressivereform.bsky.social webinar previewing the Suncor oral arguments, you can catch the recording. Featuring @profrrothschild.bsky.social, @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social, and @dfarber1950.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=00dC...
@uclalawemmett.bsky.socialReposted by @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social“Suncor is not about whether climate change is real, and it’s not about who sets national emissions policy. It’s about whether a state court may hear an ordinary damages claim,” our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social tells @motherjones.com. It’s a tort case.
@alejandrocamacho.bsky.social@alejandrocamacho.bsky.social@alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialThe audacity of these fossil fuel companies is still shocking to me. I only hope that the Court sees through their greed and relies on existing law that clearly allows the case to go forward. Anyway, some press I've done this week related to it:
@alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialfrom even trying to argue that those companies' actions have harmed the public. The government claims here are supported by centuries-old fundamental justice and federalism principles that progressive and conservative jurists and policymakers have every reason to support. ...
@alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialSo the Supreme Court's oral argument on Suncor is Monday. A potentially very consequential case for our nation. It's being framed as a climate case by fossil fuel companies & the Trump Administration. But it is much simpler: should fossil fuel companies be able to stop local and state governments...
@emdashsanders.bsky.socialReposted by @alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialJournalists reporting on Suncor v. Boulder at SCOTUS: me, @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social, @lesleyclark.bsky.social and @ishan-thakore.bsky.social talked potential angles, qs before the court, implications of a ruling & other ways you can approach this coverage.
Thanks @coveringclimatenow.org!
@uclalawemmett.bsky.socialReposted by @alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialWATCH: Our Prof. Alejandro Camacho @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social joined @emdashsanders.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org and @pointsourcenews.org for this helpful briefing on the climate case Suncor v. Boulder heading to SCOTUS in a couple weeks.
@coveringclimatenow.orgReposted by @alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialThis fall, SCOTUS will hear a blockbuster climate case — one of dozens brought by US governments arguing oil companies deceived the public about the dangers of burning fossil fuels and should be held accountable.
On 9/23 at 12pm ET, dig in with CCNow + @pointsourcenews.org
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@coveringclimatenow.orgReposted by @alejandrocamacho.bsky.socialRead more about the event, and check out @pointsourcenews.org, which just launched this week!
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