塞缪尔·阿利托大法官因其妻子持有的石油公司股票而决定不参与一起重大气候变化案件的审理，这使得美国最高法院的回避实践再次成为焦点，恰逢其新九个月任期伊始。
Justice Samuel Alito’s decision not to take part in a major climate-change case because of his wife’s stock holdings is putting renewed focus on the US Supreme Court’s recusal practices as it kicks off its new nine-month term.
这位大法官在9月30日的一次采访中表示，玛莎-安·阿利托不愿出售导致他在这起案件中回避的石油公司股票，而该案件正在审理城市和州是否可以起诉企业以追回与气候变化相关的成本。他缺席周一的辩论意味着法院可能出现4-4的平票，这种结果将使案件的关键问题得不到解决。
The justice said in a Sept. 30 interview that Martha-Ann Alito didn’t want to sell the oil-company stocks that led him to step aside in a case testing whether cities and states can sue businesses to recoup costs tied to climate change. His absence from Monday’s argument means the court could divide 4-4, an outcome that would leave the case’s key issues unresolved.