Alito’s Recusal in Oil Case Renews Questions About Justice’s Investments

Alito’s Recusal in Oil Case Renews Questions About Justice’s Investments

Nearly one-quarter of the associate justice’s $1 million in individual stock holdings are in fossil fuel companies.By Marianne LavelleSupreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s seat was empty when the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in an important case over the oil and gas industry’s responsibility for damage to the Louisiana coastline.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s financial moves cause needless problems

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s outlier practice of holding individual stocks continues to cause needless issues. The latest instance came in a case called Chevron USA v. Plaquemines Parish, which is scheduled for oral argument on Monday. Oil and gas companies want to move…