"Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition." Three years ago, when the Supreme Court denied a petition from these same oil companies to take up this case, Justice Samuel Alito recused himself from participation. The reason, though unspecified, was not hard to guess. Alito owns individual stock in several oil, gas, and mining companies including ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66."
"These lawsuits broadly claim that the fossil fuel companies violated state laws when they failed to admit the known harms of their products and actively deceived the public about their risks. If the local and state governments prevail, they could receive billions of dollars to go toward the rising costs of recovery from climate-fueled disasters."
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition from oil companies Suncor and Exxon regarding Boulder, Colorado's lawsuit seeking damages for climate-related harms. Notably, Justice Alito did not recuse himself this time, despite owning stock in oil and gas companies like ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 that are named in parallel climate lawsuits nationwide. Three years prior, Alito recused himself from the same case when the companies previously petitioned. Boulder's lawsuit, along with dozens of similar cases by cities, states, and tribal governments, claims fossil fuel companies violated state laws by concealing known product harms and deceiving the public about climate risks. If successful, these cases could yield billions in damages for climate disaster recovery costs.
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