MISSOULA — In a Missoula hearing Tuesday, a U.S. federal court heard live testimony from youth in a constitutional climate lawsuit for the first time. Many of the young plaintiffs in Lighthiser vs. Trump descended on the Russell Smith Federal Courthouse, on a path lined by a crowd of supporters.

In Lighthiser vs. Trump, 22 young people are suing the government, challenging the constitutionality of three energy-related executive orders signed by President Trump. They claim the orders will worsen greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, and that this violates their due process rights to life and liberty.

A two-day hearing in the case kicked off Tuesday. Carlee Wood was among the crowd cheering on the plaintiffs and their legal team as they entered the courthouse. Youth constitutional

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