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Democrats push to delay Alito hearings
Nov 1 2005 11:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats pushed on Tuesday for a 2006 date for hearings on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, challenging President Bush's call for confirmation by year's end.
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GOP senator discourages Alito filibuster
Nov 1 2005 9:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito is "clearly within the mainstream" and shouldn't be filibustered, declared a Republican who helped fashion a plan limiting parliamentary roadblocks for judicial nominees.
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Neighbors and acquaintances recall Alito
Nov 1 2005 7:41PM (CT)
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) - Next time you're in downtown Newark, try a cup of Judge Alito's Blend. Or pick up the corned beef sandwich that draws Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito to Hobby's Deli.
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Alito seen as inclined to back government
Nov 1 2005 7:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Don't look for a bumper sticker saying "Question Authority" on Samuel Alito's car. President Bush's choice for the Supreme Court typically sided with the government during his 15 years as an appellate judge, whether the issue was civil rights or workers' rights, according to legal academics and lawyers who watch the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Supreme Court weighs jailhouse questioning
Nov 1 2005 4:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether police tricked a Maryland teenager into answering questions about a murder in a case that will give authorities guidelines for dealing with suspects who demand to see an attorney but then talk anyway.
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Alito memo reads like a who's who in D.C.
Nov 1 2005 4:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Documents released Tuesday concerning Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito didn't reveal much about him but did illustrate the closeness of official Washington.
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High Court hears hallucinogenic tea case
Nov 1 2005 3:34PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court debated Tuesday whether to let a small congregation in New Mexico worship with hallucinogenic tea, the first religious freedom dispute under Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Alito warned against reading into opinions
Nov 1 2005 3:15PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - As a law student 31 years ago, Samuel A. Alito cautioned against trying to glean justices' personal opinions from their decisions.
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Conservatives enthusiastic about Alito
Nov 1 2005 9:23AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House got the reaction it wanted out of its third Supreme Court nominee, federal appeals judge Samuel Alito: immediate acceptance from the conservatives who helped torpedo President Bush's previous pick.
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