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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito boasted about his work arguing that "the Constitution does not protect a right to an abortion" while trying to become a deputy assistant attorney general in the Reagan administration, according to documents released Monday.
Alito, a federal appellate judge nominated by President Bush to the nation's highest court, was a young lawyer working for the solicitor general's office in 1985 when he applied for the position under Attorney General Edwin Meese.
As part of his application, Alito sent a document saying his work in the solicitor general's office had included helping "to advance legal positions in which I personally believe very strongly."
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