High Court Injunction Ruling Slows Environmental Litigation

Environmental attorney Zach Pilchen was quoted in Bloomberg Law regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's recent 6-3 ruling that curbs federal district courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions. The article examined how this landmark decision will affect environmental litigation and enforcement strategies. Mr. Pilchen explained that environmental harms such as greenhouse gas emissions or air pollution "often cannot be remedied selectively" and noted that the Supreme Court's decision recognized that broad injunctions can incidentally benefit others who aren't part of a lawsuit.

"In providing 'complete relief' to an individual or state litigant, a district court may incidentally benefit anyone else who is affected by the same widespread pollution," he said.

READ: High Court Injunction Ruling Slows Environmental Litigation