Case: Energon, U.S.A. v. Ames County Board of Commissioners
A writ of certiorari is granted on the following two questions:
- Whether federal common law exclusively governs claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect of interstate greenhouse gas emissions.
- Whether a federal district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 over claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect of interstate greenhouse gas emissions even if they are pleaded under state law.
Judges
- Sri Srinivasan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Britt Grant, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Rowan Wilson, New York Court of Appeals
Teams
The Lani Guinier Memorial Team
(Petitioner)
- Daniel Ergas
- Gillian Hannahs
- Emily Hatch
- Samantha Neal
- Sierra Polston
- Natalie Tsang
The Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Team (Respondent)
- Pauline Esman
- Justin Fishman
- Connor Haaland
- Samantha Ilagan
- Nikolas Paladino
- Lincoln Plews