INTERNACIONAL
Liberal justices look for ‘escape hatch’ as high-stakes climate case lands at Supreme Court, experts say
Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor’s repeated questions concerning whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear a high-profile climate case that could expose oil companies to lawsuits across the country steered conservative lawyers to believe that the liberal justices are seeking an «off-ramp.»
«The fact that they kept going back to trying to create a jurisdictional problem tells me they don’t feel confident that they have the votes in this space,» Carrie Severino, president of JCN, a conservative judicial group, told Digital. «Jackson and Sotomayor were looking for an escape hatch.»
The Supreme Court began its new term Monday, hearing its first oral arguments for Suncor v. Boulder, in which they will rule on whether state tort laws can be used to seek damages from oil companies for climate change, even when the alleged harms are occurring outside the state or continent. The justices will also rule on whether the Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear this case now, as the case is still before the Colorado Supreme Court.
The case before the high court is in an unusual procedural posture, meaning the justices could resolve it without ever reaching the blockbuster state-versus-federal power fight at its center. That dispute centers on whether Colorado can use its own laws to seek damages for alleged harms caused by emissions from other states or whether it’s an issue for the federal government and Congress to regulate.
SUPREME COURT BEGINS NEW TERM WITH HIGH-PROFILE LOOK AT CLEAN AIR AND FEDERAL AUTHORITY
«The questions by Jackson and Sotomayor trying to say it would be premature for the court to issue an opinion are simply the liberal justices trying to find an off-ramp for the case because they are afraid they will be outvoted on the main issue: does federal law such as the Clean Air Act preempt all state claims like those asserted here,» Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow with Advancing American Freedom, told Digital.
While questioning Suncor attorney Kannon Shanmugam, Jackson suggested the dispute may have reached the Supreme Court too soon, calling it «premature from the standpoint of this court exercising its jurisdiction.»
She also repeatedly questioned why the court couldn’t wait to hear the case, saying the court doesn’t «have the whole set of facts» and that the court doesn’t «really know enough to be confident» that the theories posed are applicable.
«It feels to me like the defendants … are bringing it back to federal court before the state courts have really had a chance to sort out who is the source, what is their allegation with respect to how this causation is happening,» Jackson told Principal Deputy Solicitor General Sarah Harris, who argued in support of Suncor.
Meanwhile, Sotomayor refused to drop her line of questioning on jurisdiction with Shanmugam, proposing that the Supreme Court send the case back to the Colorado Supreme Court.
«If we’re unsure of your characterization, because there’s certainly a number of amici brief who disagree with that characterization, shouldn’t we be certifying this question to the Colorado court instead of us deciding it? We have to be sure of our jurisdiction before we take it,» Sotomayor said.
Republican Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall told Digital it was clear that the liberal justices were trying to cast doubt on whether they have jurisdiction.
SUPREME COURT CAN RESTORE SANITY AND STOP THE LEFT’S RADICAL CLIMATE AGENDA
«Well, I think you saw both Justice Jackson and Justice Sotomayor try to find an out for this court, basically saying the court doesn’t have jurisdiction at this stage of the case to be able to make a final ruling. I think that you saw the advocates on behalf of Suncor be able to distinguish that.»
If the Supreme Court declines to reach the federalism issue, the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling allowing Boulder’s state-law claims to proceed would remain in place, leaving the broader question of how far states can use tort law to pursue climate claims against energy companies unresolved.
Chief Justice John Roberts pressed Boulder attorney Kevin Russell on whether a Boulder win could trigger similar lawsuits nationwide. Russell said there are legal limits, but acknowledged to Justice Clarence Thomas that Boulder’s theory could allow other fossil-fuel businesses to be sued.
«The chief justice and the court do not like issuing rulings with no limiting principles, rulings that could open up unlimited litigation and claims. Kannon Shanmugam, the lawyer for Suncor, emphasized this again at the very end of the oral argument when he pointed out that there are not only 90,000 political jurisdictions that could sue, but individuals could also sue claiming damages from global warming,» von Spakovsky said.
«And he also pointed out something the conservative majority frowns upon: that Boulder is trying to resolve a major policy issue in the courts instead of in the legislative branches,» von Spakovsky continued.
SUPREME COURT KICKS OFF NEW TERM WITH FRESH QUESTIONS OVER ITS LEGITIMACY AND ITS FUTURE
Supporters of Suncor say the lawsuits could «bankrupt» oil companies and cause the price for consumers to go up.
«It’s to basically create a carbon tax on both producers and emitters across the country, which would include, by the way, my cattlemen in Alabama producing beef for our country, those that are creating concrete to be able to build structures and be able to grow our economy,» Marshall told Fox News. «They ultimately want to bankrupt that industry to have their preferred climate change policies be in play.»
«They’re literally addressing behavior that takes place all over the world,» Utah Attorney General Derek Brown told Digital. «They want to regulate not just what happens in Colorado, but what happens in my state of Utah or in Saudi Arabia. That’s not the way the system works. So, really, this case comes down to one main issue and that is who gets to decide things like energy policy. And ultimately, under our system, it should be Congress.»
Meanwhile, Boulder alleged ExxonMobil and Suncor knew for decades about the climate risks associated with fossil fuels but misled the public about those risks. The communities estimate that taxpayers could face more than $100 million in costs to adapt to climate-related impacts, including wildfires, drought and damage to roads and other infrastructure.
Former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat and longtime advocate for aggressive action on climate change, argued those costs are already being felt by communities across the country.
«As governor, I’ve worked with so many families who’ve lost their homes,» Inslee told Digital. «So many communities have essentially burned down, and they ought to be able to have a day in court to hear the evidence, to determine whether the lies of the oil and gas industry legitimately, they make it so that they’re held accountable.»
The complaint pointed to a 1977 internal memo from ExxonMobil that circulated among the company’s highest-level managers. The memo reported that «current scientific opinion overwhelmingly favors» that fossil fuels contribute to the rise in CO2 emissions.
«Their own scientists knew that their product was dangerous, that it was going to cause more fires. And they knew this for decades, 1967, their own scientists told them it could be catastrophic, so they knew about it, they lied about it,» Inslee said. «Now it’s an American right to be in court. Nobody should bar an American from their day in court.»
supreme court, politics, federal courts, law, colorado, controversies state and local
INTERNACIONAL
¡El 12.5% del país! La alarmante cifra del territorio nicaragüense en manos de mineras chinas
La Fundación del Río afirmó el 27 de octubre de 2026 que 23 empresas vinculadas con China controlan 93 concesiones mineras en Nicaragua, una cifra que contradice la versión de las embajadas chinas en Nicaragua y Costa Rica sobre una presencia limitada de ese capital y la inexistencia de operaciones cerca de la frontera costarricense.
Las concesiones abarcan 1,554,332.02 hectáreas, equivalentes al 12.5% del territorio nicaragüense. La organización ambientalista elaboró ese registro a partir de publicaciones de La Gaceta entre 2021 y 2026, según informó 100% Noticias.
Las representaciones diplomáticas chinas habían respondido el 24 de octubre a señalamientos de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Costa Rica sobre la actividad minera china en Nicaragua. Sostuvieron que la mayor parte de las compañías del sector corresponde a capitales norteamericanos y latinoamericanos, y que las firmas chinas autorizadas son pocas y manejan superficies reducidas.
Fundación del Río señaló que las compañías relacionadas con China concentran, en cambio, la mayor cantidad de empresas, lotes y hectáreas concesionadas entre los capitales extranjeros presentes en la minería nicaragüense.
Las 93 concesiones y la disputa en la frontera costarricense
La actividad en las zonas limítrofes con Costa Rica se convirtió en uno de los principales puntos de desacuerdo. La Embajada de China en Nicaragua aseguró que sus empresas no desarrollan trabajos mineros en la frontera ni en áreas cercanas.
La organización identificó concesiones otorgadas a Brother Metal S.A. y Thomas Metal S.A., ambas vinculadas con el grupo Continental International Resources (HK) Limited. Las dos compañías controlan 31 lotes, incluidos La Guinea, El Castillo y La Mónica, ubicados en zonas fronterizas con Costa Rica.
En La Guinea, Fundación del Río reportó actividad minera ilegal a unos tres kilómetros de la frontera costarricense. El área fue entregada a Thomas Metal S.A. mediante el Acuerdo Ministerial No. 039-SBT-M-037-2025 y tiene una extensión de 21,882.30 hectáreas.
La entidad ambientalista sostuvo que la concesionaria tiene responsabilidad legal sobre las actividades extractivas realizadas dentro del territorio que recibió. Thomas Metal S.A. efectuó además 88 importaciones desde China durante 2026 por un valor aproximado de USD 1,17 millones.
Entre sus proveedores figuran Continental International Resources (HK) Limited, Guangzhou Huakai Trading Co., Ltd. y Foton International Trade Co., Ltd. Fundación del Río describió a Continental International Resources como un grupo minero transnacional con operaciones en Nicaragua, la República Democrática del Congo y Zimbabue.
La presencia de Nicaragua Xinxin Linze Minería Group S.A. también fue incluida en la documentación. La empresa posee 12 lotes mineros, de los cuales al menos cuatro están situados en el sureste nicaragüense.
Según la organización, Guocheng Holding Group Co., Ltd., un grupo empresarial chino relacionado con el empresario Wu Cheng, adquirió acciones de Xinxin Linze Minería Group S.A. Wu Cheng declaró haber mantenido reuniones con Laureano Ortega Murillo, hijo de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo, durante 2025 para tratar oportunidades de cooperación económica.
El empresario expresó: “En 2025, mantuve varios intercambios en profundidad con el Sr. Laureano Ortega Murillo, Asesor del Presidente de la República de Nicaragua, desde Beijing hasta Shanghái”.
También confirmó que su grupo había completado la adquisición de acciones de Xinxin Linze Mining Group de Nicaragua dentro de una estrategia internacional orientada a asegurar recursos minerales. La información presentada por Fundación del Río documentó contactos entre Laureano Ortega Murillo y representantes de ese grupo empresarial.
Denuncias por el río Baka y el caño Santa Rita
Las comunidades de Mulukukú y Rosita, en la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte, denunciaron posibles daños ambientales asociados a operaciones de compañías mineras chinas. En Paraska, Los Baldes y Lisawe, habitantes documentaron trabajos de Zhong Fu Development S.A., titular del lote minero Mulukukú, informó 100% Noticias.
La organización indicó que esas operaciones generan impactos sobre el río Baka y el cerro Paraska. Unas 300 familias dependen del río, por lo que el deterioro de sus recursos naturales podría afectar sus medios de vida.
100% Noticias también reporta que en Rosita, la preocupación se concentra en el drenaje de una laguna artificial dentro del lote Rosita D, concesionado a Santa Rita Mining. Las descargas llegan al caño Santa Rita y luego al río Bambana, y podrían contener contaminantes asociados con antiguas actividades extractivas.
Fundación del Río afirmó que no se conocen públicamente estudios de impacto ambiental de las operaciones de Zhong Fu Development y Santa Rita Mining. La situación contrasta con la posición expresada por la representación diplomática china en Costa Rica, que sostuvo que su Gobierno exige a sus empresas en el exterior cumplir las leyes locales y asumir responsabilidades ambientales y sociales.
La organización envió el 8 de enero de 2026 consultas a las embajadas chinas en Nicaragua y Costa Rica sobre concesiones mineras, eventuales incumplimientos ambientales, operaciones fronterizas y actividades en territorios indígenas y afrodescendientes. La embajadora china en Costa Rica, Wang Xiaoyao, respondió el 17 de marzo sin abordar las cinco preguntas y remitió la comunicación a la representación en Nicaragua.
El entonces embajador chino en Managua, Qu Yuhui, no respondió a las consultas, de acuerdo con Fundación del Río. La entidad anunció que continuará documentando la actividad minera y solicitando explicaciones a las autoridades diplomáticas chinas, mientras llamó a las comunidades a vigilar el avance de las concesiones y sus posibles consecuencias ambientales y sociales.
The Justice Department’s Antisemitism Task Force Chairman Leo Terrell is taking the Trump administration’s fight against antisemitism directly into Jewish communities on a 15-city nationwide tour, and he says he means business.
Terrell told Digital that local leaders have too often failed to respond while Jewish Americans face threats in their schools, workplaces and houses of worship.
«The whole purpose of this tour is to go to where the problem is at, to address their needs, and to provide them with federal support,» Terrell said. «Antisemitism is now, and we have to come up with solutions for the future.»
ANTISEMITIC VIOLENCE REACHES DEADLIEST LEVEL SINCE 1994, NEW GLOBAL REPORT FINDS
The «American Tour Against Hate» began Oct. 14 in Michigan, bringing representatives from the Justice Department, FBI and Labor Department together with Jewish residents, students, educators and religious leaders. The federal officials addressed antisemitism in workplaces and schools, as well as the enforcement of hate-crime laws.
Terrell said the tour was created to reach communities that feel ignored or abandoned by local officials and to connect them directly with federal resources.
«We had the FBI at the first tour meeting because some of these cities have failed to prosecute hate crimes,» Terrell said, naming Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, New York and Detroit. He did not identify specific unprosecuted cases.
Terrell said every stop on the tour would include a public event followed by visits to synagogues, Jewish schools and community centers.
WOMAN BUSTED IN NYC RABBI SYRINGE ATTACK ALLEGEDLY STABBED ANOTHER JEWISH MAN HOURS EARLIER: REPORT
«The tour is really two days,» he said. «We have a two-hour tour event where the community is invited. You know what we do the next day? I spend the next day, all day in the Jewish community.»
The tour comes as Jews remain disproportionately targeted in religiously motivated hate crimes. According to the latest FBI data, law enforcement agencies reported 1,528 single-bias anti-Jewish hate-crime incidents in 2025. The data also showed that 62.4% of victims of religious-bias hate crimes were targeted because of anti-Jewish bias.
Terrell characterized protecting Jewish students and religious communities as a «24-7 obligation,» encompassing colleges, K-12 schools and synagogues. He also criticized the financial burden Jewish institutions face to protect students and worshipers, describing security expenses as a «Jewish tax.»
Universities remain a major focus of Terrell’s work. He warned university presidents that federal scrutiny would continue if Jewish students remained unprotected, saying potential violations would not disappear with a change in administration.
JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE AT A ‘CROSSING POINT’ AS STUDENTS WEIGH ANTISEMITISM RISKS, NEW REPORT SHOWS
«All these campus presidents are on notice,» he said. «You know what I think they’re trying to do? I think they’re trying to wait out President Trump. It’s not gonna happen.»
He added, «Because if they fail to take care of Jewish American students, all students, we’re going back at them, each school, because those are ongoing violations,» he said.
«My philosophy is quite simple. Don’t cut deals with these guys,» Terrell added. «Force them to go to court, get a court order settlement to make sure they are under the gun to protect Jewish American students.»
Asked about professors and those allegedly encouraging harassment, Terrell pointed to what he described as overseas influence on campuses.
«I think, first of all, there’s a lot of money being brought in from overseas to influence the administration, the faculty members and what I call professional harassers,» he said.
Asked specifically whether foreign funding and organizational coordination were being investigated, Terrell said, «That is one of the tools.»
BIPARTISAN DUO LAUNCHES CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS TO CONFRONT ANTISEMITISM AT COLLEGES
«The influence of overseas money as it impacts college campuses and really throughout this country to promote antisemitism. Let me tell you right now, that’s being investigated,» he said.
His call for broader participation extended to young Christians. Terrell spoke to more than 200 students at the Christian Leaders Summit Forum in Lynchburg, Virginia, hosted by the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
Asked why their participation mattered, Terrell called it «probably the most important meeting I’ve ever had in my job,» emphasizing the students’ youth and Christian faith.
SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTER
«This fight against antisemitism has to include everyone in this country,» he said. «Antisemitism is not a Jewish issue. It’s an American issue. It’s a Western civilization issue.»
«So I need these young people to join me on the stage, telling the Jewish community, telling all Americans we are together in fighting antisemitism,» he added. «Religious freedom must be available to all Americans.»
Asked what Jewish Americans who feel abandoned could count on him to deliver, Terrell urged them to seek help.
«I will never say no,» he said. «I will never say no to help. Call my office, call the Department of Justice.»
anti semitism, justice department, hate crime, campus radicals, fbi, politics
INTERNACIONAL
Brasil: Michelle Bolsonaro emerge como la nueva cara del clan, pero la derecha se reorganiza bajo el liderazgo del gobernador de San Pablo
El autoexilio de Flávio Bolsonaro en Estados Unidos puso a la ex primera dama brasileña Michelle Bolsonaro como cabeza política activa del clan familiar, en un clima de reorganización de la derecha brasileña después de la histórica reelección de Lula da Silva.
Michelle Bolsonaro es la gran ganadora de la dinastía creada por el expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, hoy en prisión domiciliaria por una condena a 27 años de cárcel por golpismo y con sus hijos Eduardo y Flávio en la Florida para escapar de la justicia.
Michelle de Paula Firmo Reinaldo Bolsonaro, de 44 años, había perdido la interna familiar con el derrotado candidato presidencial fugado a Estados Unidos. Incluso, mantuvo con él una fuerte disputa pública con acusaciones de maltrato que se saldó con una disculpa de su hijastro.
Ahora, como senadora electa, es la única integrante del clan que aún sonríe para las fotos. Así se la vio en una imagen publicada en la influyente revista Veja junto al presidente nacional de su Partido Liberal (PL), Valdemar Costa Neto. Ambos se reunieron el martes para dialogar sobre el futuro del partido y los desafíos que enfrenta después de la derrota en el balotaje.
Las dos vías del “bolsonarismo”
El “bolsonarismo” quedó virtualmente partido en dos después del duro golpe en las urnas.
“Todavía hay incertidumbre en relación a la estrategia del Partido Liberal (PL) después de la salida de Flavio. Por ahora, el contexto es de desunión”, dijo a TN el analista brasileño Rafael Cortez, de Tendencias Consultoria.
Desde Florida, el derrotado candidato se declaró “líder de Brasil” y denunció fraude en el balotaje que ganó Lula da Silva.
“En contrapartida -señaló Cortez-, el PL camina hacia un escenario de pragmatismo. En su liderazgo, el presidente Valdemar de Costa Neto reconoció el resultado de las elecciones”.
Silva
Cristian Cuti Romero dio a conocer su elegido para llevar la 10 de la Selección Argentina
Caputo, Santilli y Karina Milei coincidirán con 12 gobernadores en un evento de negocios por el RIGI en Rosario
ANSES confirmó un bono para jubilados en noviembre y este es el calendario de pagos
¡El 12.5% del país! La alarmante cifra del territorio nicaragüense en manos de mineras chinas
Revelaron detalles detrás del “Balón de Oro de todos los tiempos” que Cristiano Ronaldo le ganó a Messi: la lupa sobre 5009 votos
Comenzó la autopsia al cuerpo de Nancy Godoy, asesinada en Corrientes: el importante hallazgo de la Policía
Medios brasileños afirman que Flávio Bolsonaro escapó del país y está en vuelo a Estados Unidos
CFK, Axel Kicillof, Sergio Massa y otros referentes del PJ celebraron el triunfo electoral de Lula da Silva
Edgerunners 2 ha vuelto a poner a David Martinez en el centro de la conversación. Su showrunner tiene algo que aclarar sobre su destino
El boom de Vaca Muerta no para: aporta más del 70% del crudo y empuja a la Argentina hacia el millón de barriles diarios
INTERNACIONAL2 días agoMedios brasileños afirman que Flávio Bolsonaro escapó del país y está en vuelo a Estados Unidos
- POLITICA2 días ago
De Bullrich a Lula da Silva: a Milei se le abrieron dos frentes de conflicto con resolución incierta
- DEPORTE3 días ago
Facundo Bagnis vuelve al tenis tras un año de suspensión por doping: “Dejó una cicatriz enorme en mí”
