Held v. Montana is widely recognized as a landmark case in environmental law. It is the first judicial decision in the nation directly tying climate change to Constitutional rights. In this webinar co-hosted by the Montana Chapter of the League of Women Voters, Montana Elders for a Livable Tomorrow, Climate Smart Missoula, and Families for a Livable Climate, we’ll hear from one of the expert witnesses in the case and from a legal scholar discussing the status of the ruling.

Who: Cathy Whitlock, MSU Professor Emerita and Susan Dana, MSU Professor Emerita of Business Law

When: Monday, March 25, Noon to 1:00 pm

Where: Virtual. Pre-register at the link below:

Speaker Bios

Cathy Whitlock is a Regents Professor Emerita of Earth Sciences at Montana State University. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her research and leadership activities in climate change and environmental science. In addition to her scientific publications, Dr. Whitlock is lead author of the Montana and Greater Yellowstone climate assessments, which describe the impacts of past and future climate change in the region. Dr. Whitlock has received numerous awards and honors from professional societies and organizations, and in 2018, she became the first person from a Montana university to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Susan Dana is an attorney and Professor Emerita of Business Law at MSU. During her 25-year career at MSU she taught a variety of law related courses in the Honors College and the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship where she also served as Associate Dean and Interim Dean. She has recently taught Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at MSU courses on both the First Amendment and the law of privacy, and authors a blog on constitutional law issues. She holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School.