Alito Sold Oracle Stock to Take Part in High Court Google Case

Justice Samuel Alito or his wife sold at least $15,000 in Oracle Corp. stock last year in a move that let him take part in the U.S. Supreme Court’s review of the company’s multibillion-dollar copyright case with Alphabet Inc.’s Google, according to his newly released financial disclosure report.

The Alitos earned between $2,500 and $5,000 when they sold the shares on Jan. 4, 2019, about three weeks before Google filed its appeal at the Supreme Court. The stock could have been worth as much as $50,000, accord to his report.

Samuel Alito Jr.

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