SCOTUS Justice Steps Aside in Bombshell Blow to Trump

Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will not participate in a major climate case after facing calls to recuse himself for holding oil company stocks.

The move to distance himself from the case is a reversal, NBC News reported on Monday, after the justice had previously pushed back.

Alito’s move was disclosed in a one-sentence letter from the clerk of the court to attorneys involved on Monday.

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