Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 12, 2006
A Scholar Views the Hearing
By Erwin Chemerinsky - The U.S. Senate should refuse to confirm Samuel A. Alito Jr. for the Supreme Court because of his almost certain impact in undermining basic constitutional protections. For almost a quarter of a century, Alito has taken extremely conservative positions on a host of crucial constitutional issues. Indeed, it was for exactly this reason that conservatives were openly gleeful when Alito was picked to replace Harriet Miers as a nominee for the Supreme Court.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
The U.S. Senate should refuse to confirm Samuel A. Alito Jr. for the Supreme Court because of his almost certain impact in undermining basic constitutional protections. For almost a quarter of a century, Alito has taken extremely conservative positions on a host of crucial constitutional issues. Indeed, it was fo...
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