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- 1Justice Alito recuses from Supreme Court climate dispute▼Justice Alito will no longer participate in climate change dispute
US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will no longer take part in a pending climate change case before the court. The announcement, reported by SCOTUSblog, removes one justice from a dispute with potential consequences for climate regulation, leaving eight justices to decide the outcome. Reasons for the withdrawal were not stated in the report.
- 2Supreme Court building power no one gave it, critics say▼The Supreme Court is building power no one gave it
The US Supreme Court is accused of expanding its own authority without a mandate, according to commentary from SCOTUSblog arguing the justices are consolidating power no one granted them. The piece reflects ongoing debate over the Court's use of its shadow docket, emergency rulings and sweeping decisions that reshape law without full briefing or public argument, drawing criticism from legal scholars and ethics concerns surrounding the justices.