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Justice Ginsburg's Death Deals Another Blow to U.S. Climate Law

Justice Ginsburg's Death Deals Another Blow to U.S. Climate Law

Justice Ginsburg’s death has reduced the liberal-leaning (and pro-climate) justices on the nine-member court to a minority of three. If a third Trump nominee is approved by the Senate (and this remains an open question), a conservative majority of six justices will be capable of radically stripping back the administrative state’s regulatory power over matters such as greenhouse gas emissions, health care, and labour law.