In the same week large swaths of the US were under extreme heat warnings, Joe Biden’s Justice Department filed its most recent motion to dismiss a landmark climate case by arguing that nothing in the Constitution guarantees the right to a secure climate.

In the same week large swaths of the US were under extreme heat warnings, Joe Biden’s Justice Department filed its most recent motion to dismiss a landmark climate case by arguing that nothing in the Constitution guarantees the right to a secure climate.

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    15•11 months ago

    That’s true I always forget about that.

    I find penumbral reasoning compelling in its own right.

    But the Ninth Amendment is express:

    The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.