Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:00:03 GMT

Critics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability caseThe supreme court justice Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from his fossil fuel interests between 2005 and 2024, a new review of financial disclosures shows.The analysis from the non-profit advocacy group and judicial watchdog Court Accountability, shared exclusively with the Guardian, found that even at the lowest range of estimates, Alito gained almost $400,000 from his oil and gas interests since being tapped for the high court by George W Bush in 2005. Continue reading...

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