Letter: Justices insulated from the results of their rulings

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 6, 2022

The Supreme Court, not content with endangering the lives and status of women and endangering many of the rest of us with gun violence, now decides to increase the peril for the entire planet with its bizarre ruling against environmental protection. Coal mine polluters (e.g. West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin) and coal plant polluters are invited to continue poisoning the atmosphere and increasing carbon emissions, guaranteeing a global temperature rise of over 4 degrees Fahrenheit. It won’t disturb the rich, over-privileged six of the court or their benefactors. At least not for a few more years! ~ Rev. Donald J. Rudalevige, Cape Elizabeth