Suncor Energy v. Boulder County: Federalism, Judicial Power, and Climate Litigtion

Authors

• Jonathan H. Adler, William & Mary Law SchoolFollow
• O.H. Skinner, Alliance for Consumers
• Michael Williams, West Virginia Solicitor General
• Annie Donaldson Talley, Luther Strange & Associates

Abstract

This webinar will examine whether state-law climate tort suits represent a legitimate exercise of state authority or an attempt to achieve sweeping national policy changes through strategic litigation rather than the democratic process. What does constitutional structure require when global environmental regulation collides with state common law? And what are the consequences for federalism if courts become venues for resolving inherently national policy disputes?

Streaming Media

Document Type

Other

Publication Information

Federalist Society (webinar, March 6, 2026)

Comments

Run time: 00:59:36

Transcript available via YouTube.

Repository Citation

Adler, Jonathan H.; Skinner, O.H.; Williams, Michael; and Talley, Annie Donaldson, "Suncor Energy v. Boulder County: Federalism, Judicial Power, and Climate Litigtion" (2026). Popular Media. 659.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/popular_media/659