A court in Texas has ruled that ExxonMobil 's legal challenge to a climate science investigation will proceed in a federal court . Exxon and the Virgin Island 's Attorney General have been wrangling over whether the company 's attempt to quash a subpoena should be upheld in a federal state court or a federal court . The subpoena is demanding that records be handed over as part of an investigation in to whether Exxon conspired to cover its understanding of climate science . Exxon argued that state courts should deal with constitutional issues , but the Virgin Islands said that the company was merely trying to find a ' friendlier forum ' . Virgin Islands lawyers have until late July to respond to Exxon 's original bid to block the subpoena .
A court in Texas has ruled that ExxonMobil's legal challenge to a climate change investigation will proceed in a federal court. Exxon and the Virgin Island's Attorney General have been wrangling over whether the company's bid to quash a subpoena should be heard in a Texas state court or a federal court. The subpoena is demanding that records be handed over as part of an investigation in to whether Exxon conspired to cover its understanding of climate science. Exxon argued that state courts could deal with constitutional issues, but the Virgin Islands said that the company was merely trying to find a 'friendlier forum'. Virgin Islands lawyers have until 12 July to respond to Exxon's original bid to block the subpoena.