Ace Breaking News – Update – News & Views of Case with ongoing coverage of the start of a case at the US supreme court in which “big oil companies attempted to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable for the climate crisis”, reports By Hilary Beaumont, The Guardian: Published: Fri 2 Oct 2026 at 4:55pm
The Guardian newspaper explains that the case involves local officials in Boulder Country, Colorado, suing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil to make them share a portion of climate-related costs. It adds that, in response, the oil companies argue that federal law prevents state courts from hearing this lawsuit.
The Associated Press says the fossil-fuel firms “have the support of the Trump administration”.
NBC News explains that the “ultimate decision could have broad ramifications for more than two dozen similar lawsuits” in the US. The news outlet says the supreme court justices “asked tough questions of both sides”, noting “sympathy from the bench toward the oil companies and the potential for substantial damages”.
The Los Angeles Timesreports that the justices “sounded wary” of state-by-state lawsuits, noting that regulating emissions is a matter of federal law.
The New York Timesreports that many of the arguments were “highly technical” and not directly related to climate change. However, the newspaper adds that “justices across the ideological spectrum, including some conservatives, posed sceptical questions to the oil companies”.
Vox says it is “difficult to predict” the outcome, with the questioning indicating that the votes of multiple justices are “in play”.
Bloomberg says the companies “are operating at a disadvantage” after conservative justice Samuel Alito recused himself from the case. The news outlet continues: “That means the clash could end in a four-four split, which would leave intact a Colorado supreme court ruling letting the Boulder suit go forward, without setting a nationwide precedent affecting other cases.”
Politico has a “who’s who” article, explaining the backstories of the lawyers and their clients on both sides of the case.
The Financial Times notes a decision is only expected “by the time [the court] breaks for summer in 2027”.
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