09/28/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Justice Samuel Alito has recused from Suncor v. Boulder.
On October 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Big Oil’s arguments to escape trial in a case brought by the City and County of Boulder, Colorado, against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy for concealing the climate harms of their fossil fuel products. It is one of dozens of similar cases brought against the fossil fuel industry by communities across the country.
Watchdog groups have called for Alito to recuse himself from Suncor v. Boulder after it was revealed that he was warned that a ruling could adversely affect his financial investments in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66.
“The Court’s resolution of this case will have implications for the entire petroleum and natural-gas industry, including API’s members,” the American Petroleum Institute wrote in an amicus brief urging the justices to rule in favor of the oil companies. API’s members include ConocoPhillips and