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Alito or Scalito?
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Alito or Scalito?

If You're a Liberal, You'd Prefer Scalia

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In the great Alito-Scalito debate, everyone makes one mistake: They seem to assume that if Samuel Alito is as conservative as Antonin Scalia, that’s about as conservative as a judge can be. Not so. In important ways, Samuel Alito could prove more conservative than Antonin Scalia. And the record suggests he will.

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Robert Gordon

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