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- 1Justice Alito recuses from Supreme Court climate dispute▼Justice Alito will no longer participate in climate change dispute
US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will no longer take part in a pending climate change case before the court. The announcement, reported by SCOTUSblog, removes one justice from a dispute with potential consequences for climate regulation, leaving eight justices to decide the outcome. Reasons for the withdrawal were not stated in the report.
- 2Debate Grows Over Whether Press Access Is a Constitutional Right▼Is Press Access a Constitutional Right?
Legal commentators are debating whether the press has a constitutional right of access to government proceedings, courts, and officials. The discussion, highlighted on SCOTUSblog, touches on First Amendment protections and how far courts should go in guaranteeing journalists entry where the public may be excluded. No specific case or ruling is cited in the available coverage.