Alito Recusal: Follow the BIG OIL money that bought the Supreme Court

Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case

Alito had faced pressure to recuse himself from the climate case because he owns stock in oil companies. The case could determine whether oil companies face billions of dollars in potential liability for damages from climate change.

Supreme Court ethics rules, adopted by the justices in November 2023 after revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas and his undisclosed gifts and travel from Texas billionaire Harlan Crow, leaves decisions about when to recuse from cases entirely at the discretion of the justices themselves. They typically do so when their impartiality could be questioned, such as if a close friend or family member is involved in a dispute or if they have a financial tie to a party, but they are also not required to provide reasons when they choose to do so." - NY Times

• Fossil Fuel Industry Donors See Major Returns in Trump’s Policies - Brennan Center
• The Billionaires Who Have Purchased the US Supreme Court - Common Dreams
• Chief justice Roberts pushed for quick immunity ruling in Trump’s favor - The Guardian
• Trump’s Illegal War With Iran - Public Citizen

Meet some of the oil billionaires who have lavished luxury trips and other gifts on the MAGA Supreme Court justices and their spouseswho gave Trump immunity.

• Samuel Alito
• M. Bomgardner (Mrs. Alito)
• Charles Koch
• Tony Novelly
• David Sokol

Follow the money

Corrupt Roberts' Supreme Court: For billionaires, by billionaires

Start with this interactive relationship map with news from ProPublica, AP and The New York Times. Click on any person or group for more details which appear in a side panel. Click on the lines connecting people to understand their relationship. You can search by group (such as Thomas, Alito, Billionaires...) with the buttons at the top.

"During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access to a lifestyle most Americans can only imagine. A cadre of industry titans and ultrawealthy executives have treated him to far-flung vacations aboard their yachts, ushered him into the premium suites at sporting events and sent their private jets to fetch him — including, on more than one occasion, an entire 737. It’s a stream of luxury that is both more extensive and from a wider circle than has been previously understood.

Luxury vacations for favorable Supreme Court decisions?

At least 38 destination vacations, including a previously unreported voyage on a yacht around the Bahamas; 26 private jet flights, plus an additional eight by helicopter; a dozen VIP passes to professional and college sporting events, typically perched in the skybox; two stays at luxury resorts in Florida and Jamaica; and one standing invitation to an uber-exclusive golf club overlooking the Atlantic coast." - Read the full article at ProPublica

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