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Dharna Noor

Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows

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The supreme court justice Samuel Alito attends an event organized by the US embassy to the Holy See in Rome, Italy, on 20 September 2025. Photograph: Vincenzo Livieri/Reuters

The supreme court justice Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from his fossil fuel interests between 2005 and 2024, a new review of financial disclosures shows.

The analysis from the non-profit advocacy group and judicial watchdog Court Accountability, shared exclusively with the Guardian, found that even at the lowest range of estimates, Alito gained almost $400,000 from his oil and gas interests since being tapped for the high court by George W Bush in 2005.

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