Justice Sam Alito shamed as 'absolute embarrassment' over case involving billionaire pal

A Supreme Court justice branded an "absolute embarrassment" has thrown the judiciary into a state of mistrust, an analyst accused Wednesday.

Justice Sam Alito was slammed for his refusal to recuse himself from a case concerning oil executive hopes of a climate claim in Colorado. Alito's connections to the case are well documented, with Slate writer Hannah Story Brown noting the stocks the judge has in the oil industry. But a personal relationship with Paul Singer, the billionaire founder...