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Our Children's Trust filed Held v. Montana in March 2020. The case went to trial in June 2023, Judge Seeley ruled for plaintiffs in August 2023, and the Montana Supreme Court upheld the decision 6-1 i...
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Kathy Seeley's 103-page ruling in August 2023 was the first time a U.S. court ruled that a government violated young people's constitutional rights by promoting fossil fuel usage.
Easytrue falseThe 16 youth plaintiffs in Held v. Montana filed their lawsuit in 2020 when some were too young to vote but will be eligible for the 2028 presidential election.
Easytrue falseThe court ruled that climate change is "harming Montana's environmental life support system now and with increasing severity." What specific Montana impacts did youth plaintiffs document during trial?
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