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They Call Him "Scalito"

Alito Conformation Process:
His Appeals Court Record is Not Uniformly Conservative.
While Samuel A. Alito has been dubbed "Scalito" by some lawyers for a supposed affinity to conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and his Italian-American heritage, most observers believe that greatly oversimplifies his record. Alito is considered far less provocative a figure than Scalia both in personality and judicial temperament. In addition, his appeals court record is not uniformly conservative on the sorts of issues that arise in Supreme Court confirmation battles.

• Washington Post: Bush Selects Alito
• AP: Bush Picks Alito for Supreme Court
• NY Times: Nomination Likely to Please G.O.P.
• LA Times: Bush Fills Court Vacancy
• TIME: A Review of Alito’s Major Decisions
• U.S.News & World Report: Profile of Alito
• AP: Assorted Reactions to Alito Nomination

Posted by Editor at October 31, 2005 12:03 PM