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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It was a time of turmoil at colleges and universities. And I saw some very smart people and very privileged people behaving irresponsibly. And I couldn't help making a contrast between some of the worst of what I saw on the campus and the good sense and the decency of the people back in my own community.
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I need to apply the same standard that previous nominees have applied, and that's no hints and no previews. I can't opine on them here off the cuff.
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None of the legal issues presented by this case seems to warrant Supreme Court review.
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The role of a practicing attorney is to achieve a desirable result for the client in the particular case at hand. But a judge can't think that way. A judge can't have any agenda, a judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case and a judge certainly doesn't have a client.
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This is not an ordinary lawsuit, and the issues may consequently take on added significance.
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The things that I said in the 1985 memo were a true expression of my views at the time from my vantage point as an attorney in the Solicitor General's office. But that was 20 years ago and a great deal has happened in the case law since then.
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A judge can't have any agenda. A judge can't have a preferred outcome in any particular case.
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This is a way for me to make a contribution to the country and society.
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I do not question that the attorney general should have this immunity. But for tactical reasons, I would not raise the issue here.
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But I've also said it's not an inexorable command.
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She has been known for her meticulous devotion to the facts of the particular cases that come before her and her belief that each case needs to be decided on its complex facts.
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I have been committed to carrying out my duties ... in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.
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I did it because that's what I thought the law required.
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There's been general agreement ... to support the authority of the president to take military action on his own in the case of an emergency, when there is not time for Congress to react.