Supreme Court opens its term with a test of local climate lawsuits

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Source basis: https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/qp/25-00170qp.pdf

Two legal questions stand between the present appeal and any later damages decision. Surviving a federal-law challenge would still leave claims to prove. Branches simplify the issues; they do not predict the ruling or show every possible outcome.