December 17, 2012: Amicus Briefs Filed

Two amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs were filed on behalf of political leaders, businesses, agricultural groups and student native groups in support of the youth plaintiffs and their case.

An additional amicus curiae brief was filed by the Western Environmental Law Center on behalf of twenty-two top legal scholars from around the country who urged the court to apply the Public Trust Doctrine to the atmosphere and allow the case to proceed.