June 22, 2023: U.S. Department of Justice Files Another Motion to Dismiss

The U.S. Department of Justice filed another motion to dismiss the case, despite a recent ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken that the case could proceed to trial on an amended complaint. The DOJ filed their motion just two days after Our Children’s Trust lawyers concluded trial in Held v. State of Montana – the first ever children’s constitutional climate trial in the U.S. – and one day after an online petition, signed by more than 255 organizations and over 50,000 individuals, was delivered to the DOJ by the People vs. Fossil Fuels coalition.