The rule of five : making climate history at the Supreme Court / Richard J. Lazarus.
2020
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Author
Lazarus, Richard J., author.
Title
The rule of five : making climate history at the Supreme Court / Richard J. Lazarus.
Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2020.
Copyright
©2020
Description
1 online resource
Formatted Contents Note
Joe
Rocking the boat
A turd
An agency misstep
The carbon dioxide warriors
Weakness in numbers
Three judges
Completely confused
A clarion dissent
Hail Mary pass
"Holy #@$#!"
The lure of the lectern
Moots
Seventy-four inches
A hot bench
Red lights
The conference
A bow-tied Jedi master
Two boxes
Making history.
Rocking the boat
A turd
An agency misstep
The carbon dioxide warriors
Weakness in numbers
Three judges
Completely confused
A clarion dissent
Hail Mary pass
"Holy #@$#!"
The lure of the lectern
Moots
Seventy-four inches
A hot bench
Red lights
The conference
A bow-tied Jedi master
Two boxes
Making history.
Summary
""The gripping story of the most important environmental law case ever decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Richard Lazarus's compelling narrative is enlivened by colorful characters, a canny dissection of courtroom strategy, and a case where the stakes are, literally, as big as the world."--Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent"There's no better book if you want to understand the past, present, and future of environmental litigation."--Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth ExtinctionThe gripping inside story of how an unlikely team of lawyers and climate activists overcame conservative opposition--and their own divisions--to win the most important environmental case ever brought before the Supreme Court.When the Supreme Court announced its ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA, the decision was immediately hailed as a landmark. But this was the farthest thing from anyone's mind when Joe Mendelson, an idealistic lawyer working on a shoestring budget for an environmental organization no one had heard of, decided to press his quixotic case.In October 1999, Mendelson hand-delivered a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency asking it to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from new cars. The Clean Air Act had authorized the EPA to regulate "any air pollutant" that could reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health. But could something as ordinary as carbon dioxide really be considered a harmful pollutant? And even if the EPA had the authority to regulate emissions, could it be forced to do so?Environmentalists urged Mendelson to stand down. Thinking of his young daughters and determined to fight climate change, he pressed on--and brought Sierra Club, Greenpeace, NRDC, and twelve state attorneys general led by Massachusetts to his side. This unlikely group--they called themselves the Carbon Dioxide Warriors--challenged the Bush administration and took the EPA to court.The Rule of Five tells the story of their unexpected triumph. We see how accidents, infighting, luck, superb lawyering, and the arcane practices of the Supreme Court collided to produce a legal miracle. An acclaimed advocate, Richard Lazarus reveals the personal dynamics of the justices and dramatizes the workings of the Court. The final ruling, by a razor-thin 5-4 margin, made possible important environmental safeguards which the Trump administration now seeks to unravel"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 19, 2020).
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Course Lists
The Supreme Court Confronts Climate Change by Farber (FALL 2020)
Language
English
ISBN
9780674245174 (electronic book)
0674245172 (electronic book)
9780674245150 (electronic book)
0674245156 (electronic book)
9780674238121
0674238125
0674245172 (electronic book)
9780674245150 (electronic book)
0674245156 (electronic book)
9780674238121
0674238125
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