2026年9月28日，美国东部时间下午2:07 / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：约翰·弗里策
更新于2026年9月28日，美国东部时间下午3:56
美国最高法院大法官塞缪尔·小阿利托周一宣布，他将回避法院定于下周审理的一起重大气候变化相关案件。此前数周，环保组织一直施压，称其因持有石油和天然气行业的金融资产而存在利益冲突。
在致案件各方的简短信函中，最高法院书记官表示，这位保守派大法官已“认定自己不会继续参与本案审理”，但未就该决定给出进一步解释。
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该案将是最高法院下周一开启新庭审期后首个进行口头辩论的案件。核心争议点在于，科罗拉多州博尔德市能否起诉森科尔能源公司和埃克森美孚公司，索赔气候变化造成的损失；还是联邦法律以及宪法分权原则优先于州侵权法。
最高法院对此案的判决可能会对州和地方政府提起的多起其他诉讼产生广泛影响，这些诉讼要求获得数十亿美元的气候变化损害赔偿。
目前尚不清楚阿利托的回避是否会对案件结果产生重大影响。
由6名保守派大法官和3名自由派大法官组成的最高法院，在 preemptions（管辖权优先）案件中往往不按传统的保守-自由派立场划分阵营。与此同时，最高法院近年来多次作出不利于环保利益的裁决。
考虑到此次回避的时机，以及左翼越来越多地呼吁阿利托辞职，这一决定无疑是一个重大进展。这位大法官近期的财务披露报告显示，他持有康菲石油、菲利普斯66等多家能源企业的股票。
这一决定似乎也与今年早些时候的态度截然相反：当时最高法院发言人告诉美国全国广播公司新闻，阿利托无需回避本案，因为他与案件涉及的任何公司均无财务利益关联。“他无需回避，”该发言人今年5月对NBC新闻表示。
Alito recuses himself from major Supreme Court climate change case
Sep 28, 2026, 2:07 PM ET / CNN
By John Fritze
Updated Sep 28, 2026, 3:56 PM ET
Associate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. attends President Donald Trump’s inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, 2025.
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito announced Monday that he will recuse himself from a major climate change-related case the court is set to hear next week, following weeks of pressure from environmental groups that argued he was compromised by his financial holdings in the oil and gas industry.
In a brief letter sent to the parties in the case, the Supreme Court’s clerk wrote that the conservative justice had “determined that he will not continue to participate in this case,” but did not offer further explanation for the decision.
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The climate issue will be the first case argued at the Supreme Court as it opens its new term next Monday. It deals with whether Boulder, Colorado, may sue Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil for damages caused by climate change, or whether state tort laws are preempted by federal law and separation of powers principles in the Constitution.
The court’s decision in that case could have broad implications for numerous other lawsuits filed by state and local governments seeking billions of dollars in damages for climate change.
It’s not clear whether Alito’s recusal will have a significant impact on the outcome of the case.
The 6-3 conservative Supreme Court has often divided in preemption cases in ways that don’t line up with traditional conservative-liberal positions. At the same time, the court has repeatedly ruled against environmental interests in recent years.
Alito’s decision is a stark development given the timing and the growing calls on the left for him to step down. The justice’s recent financial disclosure report showed that he held stock in ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, among other energy holdings.
The decision also appears to represent an about-face from earlier this year, when a Supreme Court spokesperson told NBC News that Alito did not have to recuse from the case because he did not have a financial interest in any of the companies that are parties to it. “His recusal is not required,” the spokesperson told NBC in May.
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