January 10, 2025: Plaintiffs File Notice of Supplemental Authority

The young plaintiffs submitted the Montana Supreme Court’s opinion in Held v. State of Montana as persuasive supplemental authority on the issue of Article III standing. In Held, the court affirmed standing of youth plaintiffs in a state constitutional climate case involving injuries caused by government policies. 

The Montana Supreme Court unequivocally ruled that cases involving climate injuries are not shielded from constitutional challenges and upheld the district court’s detailed findings of fact and conclusions of law, which established that the plaintiffs had standing. The Montana Supreme Court’s reasoning offers robust and persuasive support for the Plaintiffs’ arguments regarding their own standing in Genesis.