Harvard Students Lack Standing To Challenge Endowment Investments
Court says they have no special interest beyond general public, rejects claim of investing in abnormally dangerous activities
A trial court in Massachusetts has granted motions from Harvard University and the state Attorney General dismissing a claim by University students that Harvard University divest its investments in fossil fuels. The Court has rejected an array of creative arguments by students who claimed a special personal interest in the questions. (Harvard Climate Justice Coalition v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, Superior Ct., Suffolk Co.,MA, No. SUCV201403620H, 3/17/15.)
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