2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:blog.washingtonpost.com,2007:/campaignforthecourt//117 Copyright (c) 2006, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive 2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-02-02:/campaignforthecourt/2006/02/alitos_first_da.html

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2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-02-01:/campaignforthecourt/2006/02/swearing_in_at.html

Justice Samuel Alito was officially sworn in yesterday at the Supreme Court. But today the ceremonial swearing in was held at the White House, with President Bush and a number of government officials in attendance. Here is the official White House transcript of comments by Bush and Alito:...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2006-10-04T09:00:00Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-02-01:/campaignforthecourt/2006/02/video_alito_swo.html

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2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-02-01:/campaignforthecourt/2006/02/new_circuit_ass.html

The Supreme Court, in this order, has reshuffled the circuits among the justices as follows: District of Columbia Circuit--Chief Justice Roberts First Circuit--Justice Souter. Second Circuit--Justice Ginsburg Third Circuit--Justice Souter Fourth Circuit--CJ Roberts Fifth Circuit-Justice Scalia Sixth Circuit-Justice Stevens Seventh Circuit--Justice Stevens Eighth Circuit--Justice Alito Ninth Circuit--Justice Kennedy Tenth Circuit--Justice Breyer Eleventh Circuit--Justice Thomas Federal Circuit--CJ Roberts The circuit justice receives and decides emergency petitions--for such matters as stays of execution--from his or her assigned...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-01-31:/campaignforthecourt/2006/01/presidents_stat.html

The White House released this statement by President Bush after the Senate vote: I am pleased that the Senate has voted to confirm Judge Sam Alito as the 110th Justice of the Supreme Court. Sam Alito is a brilliant and fair-minded judge who strictly interprets the Constitution and laws and does not legislate from the bench. He is a man of deep character and integrity, and he will make all Americans proud as a Justice...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-01-31:/campaignforthecourt/2006/01/alito_sworn_in.html

The Associated Press reports: Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. was sworn in as the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice on Tuesday after being confirmed by the Senate in one of the most partisan victories in modern history. Alito was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court building across from the Capitol at about 12:40 p.m. EST, court officials said. Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann Bomgardner, along with other...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-01-31:/campaignforthecourt/2006/01/alito_confirmed.html

Samuel A. Alito Jr., has been confirmed as associate justice of the Supreme Court by a 58 to 42 vote.Every Republican except Sen. Lincoln Chafee (D-RI) voted for confirmation.Democrats voting for confirmation were Robert C. Byrd (W. Va.), Kent Conrad (N.D.), Ben Nelson (Neb) and Tim Johnson (S.D.)Independent Jeffords voted noRoll Call below (There were some technical problems with the first roll call version, for which I apologize)...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-01-31:/campaignforthecourt/2006/01/the_roberts_cou.html

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2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-01-31:/campaignforthecourt/2006/01/kennedy_seen_as.html

By Charles Lane "Alito's arrival...may turn the O'Connor Court into the Kennedy Court. If, as many expect, Alito forms a four-vote conservative bloc with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, that would leave Justice Anthony M. Kennedy -- a conservative who has occasionally voted with liberals on gay rights, the death penalty and abortion -- as the court's least predictable member."...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-01-31:/campaignforthecourt/2006/01/senate_to_vote.html

By Charles Babington "Republican senators, aided by 19 Democrats, cleared the path yesterday for Samuel A. Alito Jr. to join the Supreme Court and for President Bush to put his stamp firmly on the nine-member bench. The Senate voted 72 to 25 to end debate on Alito's nomination and to allow a roll call on his confirmation today, shortly before noon. Alito's supporters garnered a dozen more votes than the 60 they needed to choke...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-01-30:/campaignforthecourt/2006/01/roll_call_of_th.html

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2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-01-30:/campaignforthecourt/2006/01/alito_debate_ha.html

The Senate, overcoming a symbolic filibuster attempt by Massacusetts Democrats Sens. John F. Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy, voted to end debate on the nomination of Samuel A. Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court.The vote was 72 to end debate and 25 to continue. Sixty votes were required to end discussion. A vote by simple majority to confirm in the full Senate is expected about 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, with a swearing-in to follow shortly,...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-01-30:/campaignforthecourt/2006/01/alito_cloture_v.html

The Senate is now voting on a motion to cut off debate on the nomination of Samuel J. Alito Jr., to the Supreme Court. If, as expected, it passes with the necessary 60 votes, the confirmation vote will take place tomorrow at 11 a.m....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-01-30:/campaignforthecourt/2006/01/fourth_democrat.html

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2006-10-04T20:39:26Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2006-01-30:/campaignforthecourt/2006/01/chafee_to_vote.html

The Associated Press reports: Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island announced Monday that he would vote against Samuel Alito's Supreme Court confirmation. He is the only member of the Republican Party so far to announce that he will vote against the conservative judge. (Click here to read Chafee's statement.) Chafee's announcement came as liberal Democrats waged an eleventh-hour attempt Monday to block Alito's confirmation, calling on senators to try to stall the judge's nomination...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.