Samuel A. Alito Jr., who has often been in the shadow of other conservative justices, has taken on new prominence as a champion for the president’s policies ....
Joel Alicea, a Catholic University law professor and former Alito clerk, said Alito has become adept at writing opinions that are extremely conservative while still bringing along other justices.
On Tuesday, October 6, JusticeSamuelAlito released So Ordered, his addition to the Supreme Court’s library of vanity books written by justices who decided that their $306,600 salaries are not enough.
Republicans are weighing whether elderly Supreme Court JusticesClarence Thomas and SamuelAlito could announce their retirements right after next month’s midterm election, according to Politico, and whether that would help or hurt the party.