The Law of Church and State: Opinions of Judge Samuel Alito

Publication Date: December 2005

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Culture and religion; Justice

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Judge Samuel Alito, who has been nominated by President Bush to take retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's seat as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, has been a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit since 1990. This report provides an overview of opinions addressing issues related to the law of church and state written by Judge Alito while serving on the Third Circuit and Supreme Court precedent relevant to those cases. Other opinions, which Judge Alito joined but did not write, are also briefly discussed. This report will not be updated.