Alito recuses from case that could toss climate suits against oil companies

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How it spread - 19 original reports, 3 reprints

1. Mon, 28 September 2026

   7 reports
   • The Hill18:27
     Alito recuses from case that could toss climate suits against oil companies

     Justice Samuel Alito on Monday recused from a major climate case set to be heard next week, stepping aside with no explanation after previously participating in the vote to take up the dispute. Alito has long held financial interests in the oil and gas sector, and as one of the only justices to own individual...

   • Google News - Top Stories18:36first to report
     In reversal, Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from major climate case

     In reversal, Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from major climate case NBC News Justice Samuel Alito recuses himself from major Supreme Court climate change case CNN Alito steps aside in a major climate case after scrutiny over oil stock holdings The Boston Globe Big Oil has an audacious request for the Supreme Court vox.com Justice Alito will no longer participate in climate change dispute SCOTUSblog

   • thedailybeast.com19:46
     SCOTUS Justice Steps Aside in Bombshell Blow to Trump

     Justice Samuel Alito has withdrawn from a major climate case amid conflict-of-interest concerns.

   • journal-advocate.com20:56
     Alito steps aside in a major climate case after scrutiny over oil stock holdings

     The case involves local officials in Boulder, Colorado, suing Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil.

     1 reprint

     • fortmorgantimes.com28 Sept, 20:56their copy
   • Google News - Top Stories21:13
     Justice Alito recuses himself from major Boulder climate lawsuit

     Justice Alito recuses himself from major Boulder climate lawsuit Colorado Public Radio Alito bows out of blockbuster Supreme Court climate case Politico In reversal, Justice Samuel Alito steps aside from major climate case NBC News Big Oil has an audacious request for the Supreme Court vox.com Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case The New York Times

   • Google News - Top Stories21:32
     Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case

     Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case The New York Times Justice Samuel Alito recuses himself from major Supreme Court climate change case CNN Big Oil has an audacious request for the Supreme Court vox.com Supreme Court Justice Alito will not participate in big climate change case next week CNBC Justice Alito will no longer participate in climate change dispute SCOTUSblog

   • The Guardian World21:47edited after publishing
     Samuel Alito steps aside in a major climate case amid scrutiny over oil stock holdings

     Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US public Supreme court justice Samuel Alito recused himself on Monday from a major climate-change case after facing calls to step aside due to stock holdings in oil companies. A letter posted in the case did not specify a reason, but the conservative justice has previously recused himself from other cases involving companies where he holds stock. Continue reading...

2. Tue, 29 September 2026

   3 reports
   • newser.com11:00
     Alito Recuses Himself From Big SCOTUS Climate Liability Case

     Recusal comes amid scrutiny over justice's oil holdings and ethics

   • wnd.com13:46
     Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recuses himself from landmark climate case * WorldNetDaily * by Paris Apodaca, Daily Caller News Foundation

     Jurist owns stock in several oil and gas companies, though neither of two companies involved

   • dailycaller.com20:26
     Could Alito’s Recusal Change The Outcome Of Landmark Climate Case?

     “Justice Alito has stepped aside because of financial interests in energy companies that are not even parties to this case.”

3. Wed, 30 September 2026

   1 report
   • Bloomberg Politics19:10
     Alito Says Recusal in Climate Case Is ‘Prudent’ But Not Required

     US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said his withdrawal from a high-stakes climate change case involving the oil and gas industry was a “difficult judgment call” he made even after the court’s legal office said he didn’t have to disqualify himself.

4. Fri, 2 October 2026

   1 report
   • The Hill23:40
     Alito: 'I thought about' retiring at end of last term

     Justice Samuel Alito said he “thought about” retiring from the Supreme Court at the end of his last term following speculation about his potential retirement this year. In an interview with CBS News, chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford asked Alito if he considered retiring in the face of “some pretty intense pressure from Republicans” who...

5. Sun, 4 October 2026

   1 report
   • The Hill16:15
     Alito on Trump's praise of him, criticism of fellow justices: 'I put all of that out of my mind'

     Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said in a rare televised interview Sunday on Fox News that he tries not to pay too much attention to President Trump's frequent praise of him — and recent criticism of some of his fellow justices on the bench. "I put all of that out of my mind. I trust...

6. Tue, 6 October 2026

   4 reports
   • The Hill10:00
     Alito's first book pushes conservative justice into spotlight

     Two decades after joining the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito joins the ranks of justices as authors. Alito's first book, “So Ordered,” set for release Tuesday, is an adapted collection of speeches he’s given over the years commenting on abortion, originalism, threats to the judiciary and more. It doesn’t break much new ground for those...

   • sandiegouniontribune.com14:06edited after publishing
     Alito says Supreme Court can’t stem emergency appeals and voices concern over Trump’s rhetoric

     previouslySamuel Alito says Supreme Court can’t stem emergency appeals

     The number of emergency applications now rivals the annual tally of cases considered with full briefing.

   • PBS NewsHour14:25
     Alito says Supreme Court can't stem rise of emergency appeals, 'not pleased' with Trump's rhetoric

     The justice told The Associated Press in a rare interview that the rhetoric about the court from Trump and his administration doesn't sit well with him.

   • wtov9.com21:04
     Supreme Court's Alito rejects MAGA label given by critics

     "It's offensive," the justice recently said.

     2 reprints

     • wwmt.com6 Oct, 21:04their copy
     • nbc16.com6 Oct, 21:04their copy
7. Sat, 10 October 2026

   1 report
   • Bloomberg Politics15:00
     Supreme Court Recusals in Spotlight as Alito Drops From Oil Case

     Justice Samuel Alito’s decision not to take part in a major climate-change case because of his wife’s stock holdings is putting renewed focus on the US Supreme Court’s recusal practices as it kicks off its new nine-month term.

8. Mon, 12 October 2026

   1 report
   • The Hill14:30
     Alito's denial of judicial bias is a joke on the American people

     The right-wing Supreme Court majority — Alito and Clarence Thomas hold down its right-most edge — was built explicitly to further a political agenda.