Civil Rights Opinions of U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito: A Legal Overview

Publication Date: December 2005

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Human rights; Justice

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During his 15 years as a federal appellate judge on the Third Circuit, Judge Alito has written for the majority, concurred, or dissented in several cases alleging discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, and other prohibited grounds. His legal position in these cases has varied, depending on the facts and law being applied, and defy rigid or facile classification. Nonetheless, some continuity in judicial approach, both substantive and procedural, may arguably be discerned from a review of several of his significant opinions.