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Even if the federal government substantially changes its position, many states have their own clean air laws and the courts are open to states suing other state
by extra88 10y ago
Even if the federal government substantially changes its position, many states have their own clean air laws and the courts are open to states suing other states they are "downwind" from.
- klipt 10y agoWhat if Trump fills the courts with pro-coal judges?
- extra88 10y agoFederal judges serve a long time, there may still be some picked by the first Bush on the bench. One president, hopefully with only one term, can't have that big an impact on the entire federal judiciary. And federal judges have their liberal and conservative tendencies but they tend to be pretty non-partisan.