Samuel A. Alito Jr.
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.30.17
* Thanks to Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination now enjoys bipartisan support in the Senate. [The Hill]
* But the “nuclear option” isn’t off the table — and here’s how to explain it to your non-lawyer friends and relatives. [GQ]
* Speaking of SCOTUS, how often do you see a separate opinion written by Justice Sotomayor and joined by… Justice Alito? [How Appealing]
* And don’t look for either justice in Adam Feldman’s discussion of the most powerful Supreme Court justices of all time. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Thinking of (debt financing) a law degree? Use this handy student loan calculator to crunch the numbers first. [AccessLex]
* A big issue in international and maritime law: control over the South China Sea. [Instapundit]
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Judge Richard Posner Corrects The Record Regarding His Supreme Court Comments
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Judge Richard Posner On SCOTUS: 'The Supreme Court Is Awful'
Judge Posner thinks that only two justices are qualified to sit on the high court.
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Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
After 10 Years, Sam Alito Is The Most Important Conservative On The Supreme Court
Justice Alito is more coherent than Kennedy, more conventional than Thomas, more consistently conservative than Roberts, and a lot further from retirement or death than Scalia. -
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Ten Years Of The Roberts Court
Should conservatives and libertarians be delighted or disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court at this milestone? -
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Justice Alito Doggedly Holds Onto Logic Of The Past, Elites
Justice Alito just hasn't changed on Citizens United. -
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The SCOTUS Financial Disclosure Forms They Really Hope You Don't Read
The Supreme Court shines light on the justices' finances in the most opaque manner possible. -
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Standard Of Review: Casting The Supreme Court
Whom would you cast to play our current Supreme Court justices? Arts columnist Harry Graff makes his nominations. - Sponsored
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Philip Alito, Son Of Justice Alito: Where Is He Now?
Philip Alito, son of Justice Alito, recently left Gibson Dunn for a new job; where is he now? -
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4 Polyamorous Lawyers Walk Into A Bar -- The Supreme Court Bar
Justice Alito uses a humorous hypothetical to explore the slippery slope. -
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An Afternoon With Three Supreme Court Justices
Over the weekend, Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Sotomayor participated in an extraordinary joint interview at their alma mater, Yale Law School. -
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Justice Alito Turned Away From Sunday Brunch
Not even the justices are above the law -- the law that you must make reservations for Sunday brunch. -
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Underneath Their Robes: A Detailed Dive Into The Justices' Financial Disclosures
How well are the Supreme Court justices doing financially? Pretty darn well....
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This Supreme Court Justice HATES The U.S. News Law School Rankings
The U.S. News rankings make the legal profession pretentious and snobbish, says this SCOTUS justice. -
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Justice Alito Secretly Cries Himself To Sleep At Night Because He's Unpopular
There, there, Justice Alito. Don't cry. -
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A Very 'Facetious' Reverse Benchslap Of Justice Samuel Alito
Sassy, classy, and a bit smart-assy? We like this judge's style. -
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Accusations Against Alito: Not True, Not True
Two former law clerks to Justice Alito speak out in defense of their former boss. -
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The Wait For Fisher Is Over, And It Was Not Worth The Wait
In case you missed the earlier coverage, here's an eyewitness report on what took place at the Supreme Court today, from Above the Law's SCOTUS correspondent, Matt Kaiser. -
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Oral Argument: A 'Contact Sport' For Nerds?
But are oral arguments before the Supreme Court touch or tackle? -
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Morning Docket: 06.20.13
* Today is most likely going to be a banner decision day for the Supreme Court, so in wild anticipation, SCOTUS expert Nina Totenberg was on call to answer some need-to-know questions for the people about the innermost workings of the Court. [NPR]
* One of the opinions we hope will drop at the Supreme Court today is that of the Fisher v. Texas affirmative action case. If you want some hints on how the three justices who attended Princeton (not counting Kagan) might rule, check this out. [Daily Princetonian]
* Justice Samuel Alito is out in Texas where he threw the first pitch — “a bit wide of the plate” — in last night’s Rangers game. Will SCOTUS unleash anything important in his absence? [Washington Post]
* Meanwhile, while we eagerly await decisions in the gay marriage cases next week, consider for a moment the possibility that this is all just but a gigantic train wreck waiting to happen. [New Republic]
* Things are heating up in North Dakota where the battle over abortion regulations continues to rage on. What a shame, especially since we supposedly took care of this stuff in the early 70s. [ABC News]
* “If this is what these women signed up for, who is anybody to tell them differently?” Two pimps were acquitted of sex trafficking after prostitutes testified on their behalf. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]