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Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court
Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court
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The Rule of Five is a book that tells the story of how Joe Mendelson and a band of lawyers took on the Environmental Protection Agency and won the most important environmental law case ever decided by the Supreme Court. It reveals how accident, infighting, luck, superb lawyering, politics, and the arcane practices of the Supreme Court collided to produce a legal miracle.
\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 368 pages
\n Publication date: 10 December 2021
\n Publisher: Harvard University Press
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Winner of the Julia Ward Howe Prize, "The Rule of Five" is a captivating account of the most significant environmental law case ever decided by the Supreme Court. Written by Scott Turow, the book follows the journey of Joe Mendelson, a young lawyer working for an environmental organization on a shoestring budget, as he takes on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a fight to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from new cars. The Clean Air Act authorized the EPA to regulate any air pollutant that posed a risk to public health, but could carbon dioxide be considered a harmful pollutant? The Rule of Five delves into the complex legal battle that ensued, revealing how accident, infighting, luck, superb lawyering, politics, and the arcane practices of the Supreme Court collided to produce a legal miracle.
The final ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA, by a razor-thin 5–4 margin, paved the way for important environmental safeguards that the Trump administration fought hard to unravel and many now seek to expand. The book offers a poignant reminder of how far we have come and how far we still must go in our efforts to protect the planet. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the past, present, and future of environmental litigation.
"The Rule of Five" has received widespread acclaim from critics and authors alike. Elizabeth Kolbert, author of "The Sixth Extinction," praised the book as "a riveting story, beautifully told." Foreign Affairs magazine described it as "wonderful...a masterpiece." The New York Times called it "a gripping story of the most important environmental law case ever decided by the Supreme Court."
In conclusion, "The Rule of Five" is a must-read for anyone interested in environmental law, politics, and the fight for a sustainable future. It is a captivating story that reveals the complex and often unpredictable nature of legal battles and the importance of individual actions in shaping the course of history.
\n Weight: 334g\n
Dimension: 140 x 211 x 28 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780674260436\n \n
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