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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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Judge 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 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?
Easymultiple choiceMontana's 1972 constitutional environmental provision was among the "strongest, all-encompassing environmental protections in the nation." Which broader constitutional trend does this represent?
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