Cornell tipster feels betrayed, Supreme Court hears climate case, and medical jet crash kills all aboard
A Cornell student who tipped police about a campus rape says she feels betrayed by the investigation, the Supreme Court begins its term with a climate-change lawsuit, and a medical evacuation jet off Nantucket is presumed to have killed everyone on board.
A Cornell student who anonymously provided police with Snapchat evidence about a suspected rape on campus expressed feeling betrayed by the subsequent handling of the case. She said she acted after seeing messages among fraternity members and believed she could help the victim. The Supreme Court started its new term hearing a climate-change case brought by the city and county of Boulder against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy, alleging deceptive statements about greenhouse-gas emissions.
The outcome could influence similar climate lawsuits nationwide. In a separate tragedy, Latitude Air Ambulance reported that a medical evacuation jet that disappeared off Nantucket was carrying a patient, the patient’s son, and four crew members, and all are now presumed dead after extensive search efforts were halted.
Why it matters
These events highlight concerns over campus safety, climate liability, and aviation safety in medical transport.
How this story developed
- Sep 28 Justice Samuel Alito withdraws from high-profile climate lawsuit
- Oct 2 Justice Alito announced he will not sit on the case.
- Oct 2 Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he regularly considers retirement because of his age, though he believes he can still contribute.
- Oct 4 Alito reiterated that his retirement timing remains uncertain and will be reconsidered next year.
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