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Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, nominated by President George W. Bush in 2005. Replacing the moderate Sandra Day O’Connor, Alito’s confirmation fundamentally shifted the ideological balance of the Court. He is known for his sharp, unapologetic, and highly practical brand of conservatism, frequently acting as the Court's most aggressive defender of religious liberties and a fierce opponent of expanding substantive due process rights. Alito’s defining historical legacy is his authorship of *Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization* (2022), the seismic decision that overturned *Roe v. Wade* and stripped the federal constitutional right to an abortion. Alito’s writing is often blistering and deeply critical of secularism and progressive social movements. Like his colleague Clarence Thomas, Alito has found himself at the center of severe ethics and political bias controversies in the mid-2020s, solidifying his status as a lightning rod for left-wing animosity.
Authored the historic and highly polarizing 2022 majority opinion in *Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization*, overturning 50 years of precedent set by *Roe v. Wade*
Authored the landmark *Burwell v. Hobby Lobby* (2014) decision, expanding religious exemptions for closely held for-profit corporations regarding contraceptive mandates
Sparked a massive political firestorm in 2024 when it was revealed that an upside-down American flag (a symbol associated with the 'Stop the Steal' movement) was flown at his Virginia home in January 2021, and an 'Appeal to Heaven' flag at his beach house; Alito refused to recuse himself from January 6 cases, blaming his wife for the flags
Faced severe ethics scrutiny over an undisclosed luxury fishing trip to Alaska paid for by billionaire Paul Singer, whose hedge fund subsequently had cases before the Court
The unprecedented, highly illegal leak of his draft opinion in the *Dobbs* case caused a massive institutional crisis at the Supreme Court
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Served as the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, gaining a reputation as a relentless prosecutor of organized crime and the Mafia