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.