Samuel Alito recuses himself from major Supreme Court climate change case

Published September 28, 2026 3:15pm ET Updated September 28, 2026 4:53pm ET

Justice Samuel Alito announced Monday he would be recusing himself from a major Supreme Court climate change case a week before oral arguments, after facing pressure from left-wing groups to do so.

Alito, who has served on the Supreme Court since 2006 after being appointed by then-President George W. Bush, did not offer an explanation for his recusal, with the Clerk of the Supreme Court Scott Harris saying in a letter posted to the high court’s docket that the justice “has determined that he will not continue to participate in this case.”