ExxonKnews
March 18, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court last week swatted down a “Hail Mary pass” from Republican attorneys general hoping to shield oil and gas companies from facing climate deception lawsuits, thwarting another effort from fossil fuel industry allies to stop cases against the companies before they reach trial.
The rejection was the second time this year that the Supreme Court refused to wade into the lawsuits, which accuse oil companies of deceiving the public about the dangers of fossil fuels. “It’s pretty clear that the Supreme Court is not going to get involved until there's a final judgment in one of these cases, and that'll be after trial,” said Pat Parenteau, an environmental law professor and senior fellow at Vermont Law School.
