The case argues the government violated young people’s constitutional rights by failing to curb the use of fossil fuels. A lower court had thrown it out.

A group of young people who filed a landmark climate change lawsuit in 2015 against the federal government, only to have their suit thrown out, are turning to the Supreme Court in an attempt to revive the case and get their day in court.

This kind of request to the Supreme Court is unusual, but the plaintiffs argue that the federal government had stymied the process with similar courtroom maneuvers over the years, justifying their request.

“The Department of Justice has entirely blocked our path to trial,” one of the plaintiffs, Sahara Valentine, 20, said in an interview. “It’s really important to us that we get a fair say in court.”

The case, Juliana v. U.S., accused the federal government of violating the constitutional rights of the plaintiffs

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