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Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case
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What happenedJustice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had faced pressure to recuse himself from the climate case because he owns stock in oil companies.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case". The right frames it as "Justice Alito Recuses Himself from Major Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Companies".
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Left / center-leftJustice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case
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Right / center-rightJustice Alito Recuses Himself from Major Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Companies
Justice Alito Recuses Himself from Major Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Companies
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will not take part in a climate change case involving two oil companies and local governments in Colorado, the court announced Monday, one week before the...
