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Alito Steps Aside in Supreme Court Climate Showdown After Left-Wing Groups Question His Energy Investments

Justice Samuel Alito has recused himself from an environmental case set to be argued on Monday before the Supreme Court, months after left-leaning groups accused him of a potential conflict.

In the case of Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, the question before the court involves the use of state tort laws to sue oil and gas companies for their alleged role in climate change.

“I am writing to inform the parties that Justice Alito has determined that he will not continue to participate in this case,” Scott Harris, the clerk of the Supreme Court, wrote to the parties in the case on Monday. It did not provide a reason.

The case involves the Boulder, Colorado, area, but........

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