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The Guardian - US
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Dharna Noor

Watchdog groups urge Senate to investigate Samuel Alito over oil stock conflicts

Justice Samuel Alito in a dark suit and striped tie stands in a formal setting with classical architecture behind him
Samuel Alito, a supreme court justice, 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, who owns stock in oil companies, may be violating court ethics codes by participating in certain cases that could benefit big oil, government watchdog groups say.

In a Thursday letter, a coalition of watchdog organizations called on the Senate judiciary committee to investigate Alito, the sole supreme court justice with holdings in energy companies.

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