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Justice Alito recuses himself from major Supreme Court climate case

Original: In reversal, Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from major climate case Alito will sit out the first case the Supreme Cour

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will not take part in the first case of the new term, a major climate dispute, reversing his earlier refusal to recuse. The decision follows calls from progressive critics who pointed to his stock holdings in oil companies as a conflict of interest. The move is drawing attention to ethics questions surrounding the justices and could affect how the climate case is decided.

Why now: The recusal reverses Alito's earlier stance and touches on both Supreme Court ethics and a high-stakes climate case.

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• In reversal, Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from major climate case Alito will sit out the first case the Supreme Court hears this term after facing calls from the left to do so because he owns stock in oil companies. He had previously pushed back. 🔗 https://www.… · news@na.social · 4

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