High Court Vacates 4th Circuit Ruling On Remand Of Climate Change Suit

Mealey's (May 17, 2021, 11:48 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 7-1 U.S. Supreme Court on May 17 vacated a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling affirming the remand of a climate change lawsuit brought by the mayor and city council of Baltimore against a number of energy companies, finding that the entirety of a federal judge in Maryland’s decision should have been reviewed by the federal appeals court....