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What to watch in the Supreme Court's big climate case

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The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case that could determine the fate of state-court lawsuits nationwide seeking climate damages from oil giants. Why it matters: Billions and billions of dollars are at stake for the oil industry in dozens of cases brought by state and local governm

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What the coverage shows

Most outlets converge on the Supreme Court hearing a major climate-damages dispute involving Boulder or other local governments and oil companies, with Axios, NBC News, NPR, The Hill and the New York Times all treating it as the term’s marquee climate case. The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times emphasize the case’s potential to shape or affect broader litigation, while CBS News also frames it as part of a larger opening-term slate. Only Reason’s extract diverges sharply, focusing instead on a separate jurisdictional dispute and the preacher comment it highlights.

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