A bill signed by Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday mirrors other laws passed in red states amid a national effort to ban climate lawsuits against oil and gas companies.
A bill signed by Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday mirrors other laws passed in red states amid a national effort to ban climate lawsuits against oil and gas companies.
Does that mean that we can sue everyone who supported the bill? If we can’t sue the ones turning the water bad, we can surely sue the ones carrying it, right?
Nope. You cannot sue the legislative body for legislating. You can sue to block or nullify laws, but you can’t sue individuals directly who are acting in their capacity as lawmakers.