The Supreme Court's Opportunity to Restore Horizontal Federalism
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in one of the most consequential cases of the term that some legal commentators have put on par with cases such as Citizens United v. FEC or Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder.
- The case involves whether Boulder County, Colorado, can use state nuisance law against fossil fuel companies for climate change harms.
- The decision could effectively allow local entities to set national energy policy.
- Legal commentators view this case as potentially as consequential as Citizens United v. FEC or Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
- The ruling has far-reaching effects on the economy and the U.S. federalist system.