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Young climate activists are escalating their legal battle against Trump’s fossil fuel executive orders, requesting a full Ninth Circuit panel to overturn a three-judge decision that blocked their case. The plaintiffs, representing 22 youth through Our Children’s Trust, argue the orders endanger their constitutional rights by accelerating climate disasters. While a lower court ruled the court lacked authority to intervene in policy-driven executive actions, the plaintiffs contend this is the first time a circuit court has denied judicial review of such an order — citing past Supreme Court rulings that found Trump overstepped his power. Framing their fight as a defense of America’s founding ideals, they urge the full Ninth Circuit to step in, insisting no president should be able to advance a fossil fuel agenda without judicial oversight as climate impacts grow more severe.

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