Overview
- The recusal was disclosed in a letter from Supreme Court clerk Scott Harris just days before oral arguments.
- Alito acknowledged a financial interest in ConocoPhillips, the parent of Burlington Resources that remains listed in the lower court.
- He had participated when the justices agreed last summer to take the case, but later filings prompted his withdrawal.
- The dispute centers on whether Louisiana parishes’ climate-related claims proceed in state court or are moved to federal court.
- Advocacy groups had urged Alito to step aside, citing his past recusals in matters involving ConocoPhillips and its subsidiaries.