{"id":163793,"date":"2026-09-28T12:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=163793"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:27:12","slug":"justice-alito-recuses-from-major-climate-case-week-before-arguments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/28\/justice-alito-recuses-from-major-climate-case-week-before-arguments\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Alito Recuses From Major Climate Case Week Before Arguments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Justice Samuel Alito Jr., who has long held stock in the oil and gas sector, will not hear a major case next week over whether municipalities may sue energy companies in state court for alleged damages associated with climate change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/970705856\/0\/law\/legal-news\" 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companies in state court for alleged damages associated with climate change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/970705856\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/970705856\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/970705856\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Pin it!\" 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