Justice Alito Concerned by the Catholic Question
Posted by Tim Drake
Friday, October 23, 2009 7:27 AM
Bothered by the frequent talk about the number of Catholics on the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito voiced his concerns in a recent speech to an Italian-American law group in Philadelphia, reported The Associated Press.
“There has been so much talk lately about the number of Catholics serving on the Supreme Court,” said Alito. “This is one of those questions that does not die.”
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Alito Mocks Biden
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, December 08, 2008 6:30 AM
Sen. Joe Biden at Samuel Alito's 2005 confirmation hearings. (AFP)
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and Vice President-elect Joe Biden are both Catholics, but that’s just about all that they have in common.
Biden was one of the U.S. Senators who most strongly opposed Alito’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 20005, primarily because Biden and other liberal Senate Democrats worried that Alito’s solid Catholic faith meant he would oppose abortion rights... READ MORE
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