Nancy Leifer, Becky Piske and Sharon Haugen: Young people's lawsuit could affect Montana's energy future
NANCY LEIFER, BECKY PISKE and SHARON HAUGEN Sixteen Montana young people are making history by suing Montana government for violating their inalien...
NANCY LEIFER, BECKY PISKE and SHARON HAUGEN Sixteen Montana young people are making history by suing Montana government for violating their inalienable constitutional rights. Held v. State of Montana, the first constitutional climate trial in U.S. history, is scheduled to begin June 12 in the 1st Judicial District Court in Helena. The 16 plaintiffs ranged in age from 2 to 18 years old when they filed their original claim in 2020, and come from large and small communities, including Broadus, Missoula, Bozeman, Polson, Kalispell, Helena, Livingston and the Flathead Indian Reservation.