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What to watch in the Supreme Court's big climate case

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The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case that could determine the fate of state-court lawsuits nationwide seeking climate damages from oil giants. Why it matters: Billions and billions of dollars are at stake for the oil industry in dozens of cases brought by state and local governm

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What the coverage shows

Across the coverage, outlets converge on the rarity of the CBS interview and on Alito’s remarks about retirement, with several noting that he says he thinks about stepping aside each year. The New York Times and CNBC frame that comment around the midterms and Senate control, while The Independent and Newsweek foreground broader worries about the court’s future and criticism from political figures. CBS News centers the interview’s substance, including Dobbs, the leaked draft, same-sex marriage rights, and why he is not retiring yet, details that appear most fully only in its own extract.

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5 Oct 17:07 ABC News Supreme Court begins a new term
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