The U.S. Supreme Court opened its new term with high-stakes oral arguments in a pivotal legal battle that could determine whether energy companies can be held liable under state laws for the global costs of climate change.

As reported, the court begins its new nine-month term on Monday with arguments in a major case involving a bid by oil companies ExxonMobil, and Suncor Energy, to scuttle a lawsuit by officials in Boulder, Colorado, seeking monetary damages for harms caused by climate change.

At the center of the docket is........

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