Samuel Alito
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006
Photo: Steve Petteway, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 5
Supreme Court weighs Boulder climate damage lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor
Justices heard oral arguments on whether Colorado local governments can sue ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy in state court over climate costs, with Samuel Alito recused.
- Jun 12
US Supreme Court blocks nitrogen gas execution in Alabama
The US Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Alabama from executing Jeffery Lee with nitrogen gas, upholding lower court rulings that the method likely violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
