Recent Developments at the Juncture of the Political Question Doctrine and Climate Litigation Law

Constitutional Law Committee Newsletter (ABA), Vol. 7, No. 2, April 2011

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-45

5 Pages Posted: 4 Oct 2011

See all articles by James R. May

James R. May

Washburn University - Washburn University School of Law; Widener University Delaware Law School; Haub School of Law at Pace University

Date Written: April 1, 2011

Abstract

This short essay does three things. First, it provides a primer on the most recent case developments at the juncture of the climate litigation and the political question doctrine. Second, it hazards some discussion about how the Supreme Court might engage the political question issue in Connecticut v. American Electric Power Co., Civ. Action No. 10-174. It ends with some concluding thoughts about the impact that litigation has on climate policy.

Keywords: climate change, environmental law, constitutional law, political question doctrine

JEL Classification: K32

Suggested Citation

May, James, Recent Developments at the Juncture of the Political Question Doctrine and Climate Litigation Law (April 1, 2011). Constitutional Law Committee Newsletter (ABA), Vol. 7, No. 2, April 2011, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11-45, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1937863

James May (Contact Author)

Washburn University - Washburn University School of Law ( email )

1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
United States

Widener University Delaware Law School ( email )

4601 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE 19803-0406
United States

Haub School of Law at Pace University ( email )

78 N. Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
United States

Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN?

Paper statistics

Downloads
55
Abstract Views
616
Rank
755,939
PlumX Metrics