UCLA Law faculty are available to discuss this case on climate lawsuits against oil and gas companies. The case will be the first heard in the Supreme Court's new term and is drawing increased attention after Justice Alito's recusal, announced Monday. Contact: media@law.ucla.edu or Evan George, Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment george@law.ucla.edu.

Suncor Energy v. Commissioners of Boulder County (climate damages)

Set for oral arguments on Oct. 5.

Alejandro Camacho is a Professor of Law affiliated with the Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment, and co-author of Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of US Environmental Law. He has studied the full sweep of environmental law throughout history and co-published an article in the University of Chicago Law Review on this case. Contact: camacho@law.ucla.edu.

Cara Horowitz is a UCLA environmental law expert and executive director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA Law. She follows international developments on climate policy and can address the global context for this case. Contact: horowitz@law.ucla.edu.

General Supreme Court analysis

Stuart Banner is the author of The Most Powerful Court in the World: A History of the Supreme Court of the United States. As director of UCLA Law’s Supreme Court Clinic, he has represented parties in several recent cases. Contact: banner@law.ucla.edu.

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