Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US public<\/p>\n
Supreme court justice Samuel Alito recused himself Monday from a major climate-change case after facing calls to step aside due to stock holdings in oil companies.<\/p>\n
A letter posted in the case did not specify a reason, but the conservative justice has previously recused himself from other cases involving companies where he holds stock.<\/p>\n
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