Samuel Alito
Samuel Alito
Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr.is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and has served on the court since January 31, 2006...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSupreme Court Justice
Date of Birth1 April 1950
CityTrenton, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
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In this case, the need for such consultation was acute, since we made it abundantly clear to your office that we had serious legal objections.
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It has most of the advantage of a brief devoted to the overruling of Roe v. Wade; it makes our position clear, does not even tacitly concede Roe's legitimacy, and signals that we regard the question as live and open.
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If 'settled' means that it can't be re-examined, that's one thing. If 'settled' means that it is a precedent that is entitled to respect then it is a precedent that is protected.
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The president has to follow the Constitution. No one is above the law.
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I think that anybody who is appointed to any judicial position has to be himself or herself. And I don't think that anybody can try to replace the person or can duplicate the approach of the person who that person is replacing.
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I would try to emulate her dedication and her integrity and her dedication to the case-by-case process of adjudication.
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I think if anybody looks at my record on the court of appeals, they can get an idea about the way I approach the work of being a judge. And that's what I would try to do on the Supreme Court.
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Judicial review after a final decision is the general rule. You're assuming bad faith on the part of those making these decisions.
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We therefore question whether the United States should agree to this provision.
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Yes, that's, I think, an extension of the traditional right that I was talking about that existed under common law, and it's been developed by state legislatures, and in some instances, state courts to deal with the living will situation and advances ... in medical technology, which create new issues in this area.
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That was a statement that I made at a prior period of time when I was performing a different role and, as I said yesterday, when someone becomes a judge you really have to put aside the things you did as a lawyer at prior points in your legal career.
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If I had received any information at any point regarding any of the matters you referred to ... I would never have had anything to do with it.
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If I had been involved actively in any way in the group, I'm sure that I would remember.
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The district court's opinion ... is subject to two interpretations, neither of which has a sound legal basis.