State Courts Can’t Run Foreign Policy

The Supreme Court said Monday that it will review Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder, a case testing whether state and local governments can sue oil and gas companies over alleged climate-related harms—effectively imposing their policies on the whole country.

- By John Yoo And Michael Toth

Suncor is also a golden opportunity for the justices to stop local officials from interfering with an industry critical to foreign and national-security policy. Liberal and conservative justices have long agreed to preempt states from undermining