In the latest episode of the High School SCOTUS Podcast, Elise and Hannah sat down with Julia Olson, founder and executive director of Our Children's Trust, a non-profit, public interest law firm that provides legal services to youth in an effort to secure their legal rights to a safe climate. We discuss Julia's passion for law and environmentalism, her realization that she could use her legal ability to fight the climate crisis and protect the next generation, her monumental litigation in Juliana v. United States, and her advice to young people who are desperate for change. Julia does ground-breaking work every single day, charting unmarked territory as she works to protect the fundamental rights of youth.
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Further reading:
Cornell Legal Information Institute: "Standing"
Scientific American: "First 'Kids' Climate Trial Will Be Heard in Montana"
Forbes: "Youth climate plaintiffs cite novel precedent: SCOTUS's landmark abortion ruling"