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Staff warns board of national media interest as climate lawsuit oral arguments set for Oct. 5
Summary
Staff told the board oral arguments in the city's climate lawsuit are scheduled for Oct. 5 and said counsel and staff will be present; the city has received national media requests and staff asked board members to direct media inquiries to staff to coordinate communications with legal and communications teams.
Jonathan Cohen told the board the Supreme Court has set oral arguments in the city's climate lawsuit for Oct. 5 and that counsel and staff will attend. Cohen said the city has been receiving national media interest and asked board members to route media inquiries to staff so communications and legal teams can manage responses.
Cohen offered to circulate links to case materials and amicus briefs: he said 28 friend-of-the-court briefs had been filed in support of the city's position and that he would share links to the briefs and the county website that aggregates case documents. Staff asked board members to direct reporters to staff as the official contact point.
