WASHINGTON — Samuel Alito '72 fought off frequently exacting questions in his Wednesday confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court, but had little to combat other than monotony yesterday as the ...

WASHINGTON — Confirmation hearings for Samuel Alito '72 ended Friday, with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) predicting the nominee would earn the support of the committee with ...

Samuel Alito's decision as a U.S. federal appeals judge to uphold a 1980s Pennsylvania abortion restriction -- later overturned by the Supreme Court -- is likely to draw some of the toughest scrutiny ...

WASHINGTON — Judge Samuel Alito absorbed hours of criticism from Senate Democrats at close quarters Monday, then pledged at his confirmation hearings to do what the law requires “in every single case” ...

The wife of Justice Samuel Alito has maintained a relatively low profile ever since her husband joined the highest court in the land in 2006. But that all changed earlier this month, when The New York ...

The Senate on Monday all but guaranteed Samuel Alito's confirmation to the Supreme Court, shutting down liberals' last-minute attempt to block the conservative judge with a filibuster. On a 72-25 vote ...

Now, Alito says, he has great respect for the Roe v. Wade decision as a precedent but refused to commit to upholding it in the future. “I would approach the question with an open mind and I would ...

WASHINGTON — Challenging his candor and by implication his character, Samuel Alito's critics are seizing on a handful of inconsistencies and omissions in the record to raise doubts about the judge's ...