The Yale Law Journal

Maxine Burkett

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Climate Justice and the Elusive Climate Tort

Maxine Burkett

**In May 2011, The Yale Law Journal Online introduced a new series called "Summary Judgment," featuring short commentaries on recent Supreme Court cases. This Essay is part of the second symposium in that series.**

The Supreme Court’s decision in American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut (AEP) clo…