Our Children’s Trust has supported youth plaintiffs in the Oregon constitutional climate lawsuit, Chernaik v. Brown, since 2011.

Chernaik v. Brown was filed on behalf of two youth plaintiffs, Ollie Chernaik and Kelsey Juliana, against the Oregon Governor and the State of Oregon for failing to protect essential natural resources, including the atmosphere, as required under the Public Trust Doctrine. 

Ollie and Kelsey are represented by Crag Law Center and Liam Sherlock at Hutchinson Cox., and supported by Our Children’s Trust.