Supreme Court lets Hawaii sue oil companies over climate change effects

The Supreme Court may take up the case later:

'As SCOTUS mulled taking on the case, justices asked the Biden administration for input. But the Biden administration suggested it was too soon for SCOTUS review, urging the court to kick the cases back to Hawaii state courts. Apparently, the justices agreed. Biden suggested that SCOTUS denying review wouldn't hurt oil and gas companies' cases.

"The state courts may well address those additional federal issues in further proceedings," Biden's filing said. "In particular, the state courts could conclude that the Constitution bars the state-law claims to the extent they rely on conduct."'