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US Supreme Court's Alito won't participate in climate case involving oil companies

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will not participate in an upcoming case involving a bid by oil companies to scuttle ‌a lawsuit seeking to hold them liable for helping fuel climate change, a court official said on Monday.

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Justice Alito steps aside in major climate case after scrutiny over oil stock holdingsWASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recused himself 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

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Justice Samuel Alito recuses from Supreme Court climate caseSept. 28 (UPI) -- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito informed the court on Monday that he is recusing himself from a climate case involving energy

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Supreme Court Justice Alito recuses from climate change caseEnvironmental groups had called for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from the case involving ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy.

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New Supreme Court term begins with justices stumped by climate change caseThe justices heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by Boulder, Colorado, seeking to hold Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy liable for the impacts of climate change.

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Takeaways from Supreme Court arguments in major climate change case against Big OilThe Supreme Court appeared conflicted Monday about how it will resolve a lawsuit from a Colorado city that is attempting to hold two fossil fuel companies responsible for the impacts of climate change, though several conservative justices said they were concerned about the possibility of letting states wade into an area long controlled by the federal…

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LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case seeking damages from fossil fuel industry for climate changeOn Monday, the first day of the Supreme Court's new term, the justices will hear the Boulder case that could decide the fate of others like it.

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