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Supreme Court Questions Jurisdiction in Suncor Climate Case

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC · How we work

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Justice Sonia Sotomayor questioned the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction in the Suncor v. Boulder climate case.
The Court will also decide whether it can hear the case before the Colorado Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts asked whether a Boulder victory could trigger similar lawsuits nationwide.
Conservative lawyers claim the justices seek an off-ramp because they fear being outvoted on a Clean Air Act issue.
The complaint says taxpayers could face more than $100 million in climate-adaptation costs.

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Justice Sonia Sotomayor questioned the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction in the Suncor v. Boulder climate case.
The Court will also decide whether it can hear the case before the Colorado Supreme Court.
Chief Justice John Roberts asked whether a Boulder victory could trigger similar lawsuits nationwide.
Conservative lawyers claim the justices seek an off-ramp because they fear being outvoted on a Clean Air Act issue.
The complaint says taxpayers could face more than $100 million in climate-adaptation costs.