Tracy A. Roman
Overview
Tracy A. Roman is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the firm's Litigation Group Steering Committee.
Career & Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
- University of Virginia, B.A.
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
Tracy's Insights
Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.24.20
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Kids’ Climate Change Lawsuit Against Federal Government
On January 17, 2020, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the climate change case Juliana v. United States to the Oregon district court with instructions to dismiss. Plaintiffs, a group of children from across the country joined by climate change advocates, filed the lawsuit in 2015, accusing the federal government of causing alleged climate change-related injuries by permitting, authorizing, and subsidizing fossil fuel use. Plaintiffs did not seek damages, claim a violation of statute or regulation, or assert a procedural right. Instead, they asserted a number of constitutional claims, including the right to a “climate system capable of sustaining human life,” as well as claims under the public trust doctrine. While conceding that their requested relief would not alone solve global climate change, plaintiffs asked the court to declare that the federal government violated their constitutional and public trust rights and issue an order enjoining the federal government from supporting fossil fuel use and directing it to prepare a national remedial plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions.
Event | 05.02.17 - 05.03.17
ACI - 8th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation
Publication | 02.04.15
Tracy's Insights
Client Alert | 2 min read | 01.24.20
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Kids’ Climate Change Lawsuit Against Federal Government
On January 17, 2020, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the climate change case Juliana v. United States to the Oregon district court with instructions to dismiss. Plaintiffs, a group of children from across the country joined by climate change advocates, filed the lawsuit in 2015, accusing the federal government of causing alleged climate change-related injuries by permitting, authorizing, and subsidizing fossil fuel use. Plaintiffs did not seek damages, claim a violation of statute or regulation, or assert a procedural right. Instead, they asserted a number of constitutional claims, including the right to a “climate system capable of sustaining human life,” as well as claims under the public trust doctrine. While conceding that their requested relief would not alone solve global climate change, plaintiffs asked the court to declare that the federal government violated their constitutional and public trust rights and issue an order enjoining the federal government from supporting fossil fuel use and directing it to prepare a national remedial plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions.
Event | 05.02.17 - 05.03.17
ACI - 8th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation
Publication | 02.04.15