Justice Alito

Ode to the Purple Senator: Lindsey Graham, Republican, South Carolina

Lanny Davis | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Lanny Davis

Mr. Graham is truly a rare politician: someone who can maintain his conservative principles but still reach across the aisle to find common ground, even, at times, with liberals like me.

Sen. Grassley Admits To Different Standards For Alito And Sotomayor

Think Progress | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics


During the opening day of confirmation hearings, Judge Sonia Sotomayor came under fire from Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) for stating that her experien...

Supreme Court DNA Ruling: Once Again Roberts Court Allows "Procedural" Issues to Trump Justice

Robert Creamer | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics


Robert Creamer

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that convicted inmates do not have the constitutional right to DNA testing, even though it could, as Justice Stevens said in his dissent, "ascertain the truth once and for all."

Justice Alito Jabs Biden, Nursing Years-Old Grudge

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — His Supreme Court confirmation hearings three years old, Justice Samuel Alito apparently still harbors some hard feelings toward on...

From the Ballot to the Bullet

Josh Horwitz | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Josh Horwitz

The Roberts Court might not just be moving in the wrong direction, but in a direction that presents a direct threat to the rule of law and our very democracy.