Justice Alito recuses himself from major Supreme Court climate change case

Jack BirleSeptember 28, 2026

Justice Samuel Alito announced that he will recuse himself from a major Supreme Court climate change case a week before oral arguments, following pressure from left-wing groups. He did not specify the reason for his recusal, but the Supreme Court Clerk stated that Alito has decided not to participate in the case moving forward. Justice Samuel Alito announced that he will recuse himself from a significant Supreme Court climate change case a week before oral arguments. Although he did not specify the reason for his recusal, the Supreme Court Clerk confirmed that Alito has chosen not to participate in the case moving forward. Reports indicate that this decision came following pressure from left-wing groups.

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.”