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“The Court's interpretation preserves a powerful incentive to enter or remain in this country illegally.”
The Federalist ‘Grotesque Results’ Of Birth Tourism Allow Foreign Invaders To Seize Control Of U.S. From The Inside ›
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7 things Samuel Alito said, verbatim, from July 1, 2026 to October 5, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“has broad authority to regulate the mail”
PBS NewsHour Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions ahead of midterms ›
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“The Government has a strong interest in enforcing the rule, and implementing it will also ‘enhance the visibility of Federal Ballot Mail’ in order to better detect election fraud,”
One America News Network SCOTUS rejects Trump admin. request to restore U.S. Postal Service mail-in ballot integrity rules ›
Samuel Alito on Courts & the law4
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“The idea that I'm angry and that I'm bitter and that I'm trying to get revenge for something that I experienced at an earlier point in my life is a caricature”
on critics' portrayal of him as angry and driven by grievance
CBS News The Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justice ›
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“We have stood up for freedom of speech, which is endangered. We have done a lot to protect religious liberty”
on what he sees as the Supreme Court's record on speech and religion
CBS News The Alito Court: A rare interview with the influential Supreme Court justice ›
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“It's implausible that any of us would have done that for exactly the reason I've mentioned, because this pinned a target on our backs”
on the theory that a conservative justice leaked the Dobbs draft opinion
Reason Magazine Alito Hints That The Dobbs Knew A Member of the Majority Would Be Subject To Assassination ›
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“The plaintiff States cannot claim the timing of the rule tilts the equities in their favor when they, and courts hearing their claims, are responsible for so much of the delay.”
on blaming Democrat-led states and courts for the delay used against Trump's rule
The Federalist Alito Hints Liberal Justices Slow-Walked Dissents To Stop Trump’s Elections Order For Midterms ›
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