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Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. (/ ə ˈ l iː t oʊ / ə-LEE-toh; born April 1, 1950) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated to the high court by President George W. Bush on October 31, 2005, and has served on it since January 31, 2006.
Alito's nomination was confirmed by a 58–42 vote of the United States Senate on January 31, 2006. Alito was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at the time of his nomination to the Court.
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking judicial body in the United States.Established by Article III of the Constitution, the Court was organized by the 1st United States Congress through the Judiciary Act of 1789, which specified its original and appellate jurisdiction, created 13 judicial districts, and fixed the size of the Supreme Court at six, with one chief justice ...
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said a three-judge panel erred when ruling South Carolina’s -congressional map is unconstitutional.
On April 6, 2017, when considering the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, in a party-line vote the Republican Senate majority invoked the so-called "nuclear option", voting to reinterpret Senate Rule XXII and change the cloture vote threshold for Supreme Court nominations to a simple majority of senators present and voting.
Justice Samuel Alito is the tip of the spear for conservatives challenging the Biden administration during oral arguments at the Supreme Court. ... and the Senate confirmed Prelogar by a vote of ...
The vote is counted once officials confirm eligibility. ... While no dissents were noted in the Supreme Court's action on Friday, conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil ...
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