Donald Trump Scores Legal Win in Children’s Lawsuit

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Publish Date:

October 16, 2025

Author(s):

Alexander, Robert

Source:

Newsweek

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Environmental Law Clinic

Summary

While Debra Sivas, a professor at Stanford Law School, contrasting federal limits with state constitutions that explicitly protect environmental rights, said: “The U.S. Constitution does not have such language, and the federal courts have rejected attempts over the years to find a right to a clean environment.”