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.
The justice said in a Sept. 30 interview that Martha-Ann Alito didn’t want to sell the oil-company stocks that led him to step aside in a case testing whether cities and states can sue businesses to recoup costs tied to climate change. His absence from Monday’s argument means the court could divide 4-4, an outcome that would leave the case’s key issues unresolved.
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