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On January 31, 2006, after serving for more than 15 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. joined the U.S. Supreme Court as its 110th member. Alito's confirmation process was a contentious one, and came only after President George W. Bush's first nominee, White House Counsel Harriet Myers, withdrew herself from consideration because of criticism that she was unqualified...
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Supreme Court hears Exxon Valdez punitive damages case
February 27, 2008
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] Wednesday heard oral arguments [transcript, PDF] in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker [SCOTUSblog backgrounder; merit briefs] 07-219, where the Court considered the punitive damages to be paid by Exxon Mobil [corporate website] for.... [more]
Alito disparages televising of Supreme Court proceedings
October 20, 2007
[JURIST] US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito [JURIST news archive; OYEZ profile] on Friday became the latest high court member to publicly criticize the possibility of televising the court's proceedings. Speaking at the University of Virginia, Alito joked that televising the proceedings would be.... [more]
Supreme Court orders death penalty case reargued to break tie
March 24, 2006
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] said Friday that it will rehear oral arguments [order text, PDF] for death penalty case Kansas v. Marsh [Duke Law backgrounder; merit briefs] so that Justice Samuel Alito can break a ti....... [more]
Alito chooses former Ashcroft aide as law clerk
February 15, 2006
[JURIST] New US Supreme Court [official website] Justice Samuel Alito [JURIST news archive] has chosen Adam G. Ciongoli, a former counselor to then-Attorney General John Ashcroft [official profile] as one of his five law clerks. Ciongoli, 37, who curre....... [more]
Alito casts first Supreme Court vote in refusal to allow Missouri execution
February 1, 2006
[JURIST] New US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito [JURIST news archive; OYEZ profile] cast his first vote on the country's highest court on Wednesday in a decision to deny a request [order, PDF] to vacate the stay of execution for Missouri death row pris....... [more]
Alito confirmation prompts mixed reactions
January 31, 2006
[JURIST] Tuesday's confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito [JURIST news archive] as the 110th justice of the Supreme Court of the United States has predictably prompted mixed reactions. President Bush congratulated Alito [text] in a statement, once again call....... [more]
BREAKING NEWS ~ Alito sworn in as Supreme Court justice
January 31, 2006
[JURIST] AP is reporting that Samuel Alito [JURIST news archive] has been sworn in as the 110th US Supreme Court justice. The private ceremony at the Supreme Court building took place shortly after the US Senate voted to confirm [JURIST report] his nomin....... [more]
BREAKING NEWS ~ Senate confirms Samuel Alito to Supreme Court
January 31, 2006
[JURIST] The US Senate has approved the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito [JURIST news archive] to serve as an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court by a vote of 58-42. Alito will replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who announced her retirement [JURI....... [more]
BREAKING NEWS ~ Senate votes to end debate on Alito nomination
January 30, 2006
[JURIST] The US Senate has invoked cloture [Senate backgrounder], voting 72-25 to end debate and cut off any filibuster on the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito [official profile] to the US Supreme Court. A vote on whether to approve the nomination is sch....... [more]
Senate Democrats make last stand against Alito confirmation
January 30, 2006
[JURIST] Democrats in the US Senate spent Monday morning lobbying against US Supreme Court [official website] nominee Judge Samuel Alito [official profile; JURIST news archive] in their last efforts to block his confirmation [JURIST report] to the high co....... [more]
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