The U.S. Department of Justice and 24 state Attorneys General urged the Maryland Supreme Court to uphold the dismissal of climate lawsuits filed against U.S. energy companies, arguing in two recent court filings Maryland law has no authority to regulate emissions beyond its borders. 

Over the course of the last year, state judges in Maryland dismissed climate lawsuits brought by the City of Baltimore, the City of Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County. Now, as the state’s highest court reviews those decisions, the DOJ and state AGs have stepped in to support the rulings – and to defend America’s energy and constitutional integrity.  

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