Justice Alito recuses himself from Exxon Valdez ruling
Thu, December 27, 2007
Posted in Alaska News, Top Stories
When the nation’s highest court decides the fate of the Exxon Valdez punitive damages case next year, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will not be part of the decision. The conservative justice has recused himself from the case, leaving just eight Justices to rule on Exxon’s appeal.
David Shurtleff, APRN - Anchorage
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This is old news but good news. Oiled Fishermen knew about Alito recusing himself in early November. Nevertheless, for those legions of us who are watching closely, the prospect of the resulting requirement of a 5 - 3 vote for exxon in order to remove the punitive damage award is good news. Even the Bush court may have difficulty denying justice given this circumstance…!!
He should have done it before the vote to have it reviewed.