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'''Samuel Alito''' is an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (2006-). He was appointed by [[George W. Bush]] to fill the seat vacated by [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] after [[Harriet Miers]] was forced to withdraw her nomination.  Justice Alito's first opinion for the Court, which was unanimous, was in ''Holmes v. South Carolina'', 547 U.S. 319 (2006) (argued on Feb. 22, 2006; decided on May 1, 2006).

'''Samuel Alito''' is an Associate Justice of the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] (2006-). He was appointed by [[George W. Bush]] to fill the seat vacated by [[Sandra Day O'Connor]] after [[Harriet Miers]] was forced to withdraw her nomination.  Justice Alito's first opinion for the Court, which was unanimous, was in ''Holmes v. South Carolina'', 547 U.S. 319 (2006) (argued on Feb. 22, 2006; decided on May 1, 2006).

In his first 17 months, Justice Alito wrote three major opinions for the Court:

 

In his first 17 months on the Court, Justice Alito wrote three major opinions for the Court:

*A 5-4 pro-business decision limiting employment claims for sex discrimination

*A 5-4 pro-business decision limiting employment claims for sex discrimination

*A 5-4 decision against environmentalists, ''[[Nat'l Ass'n of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife]]''

*A 5-4 decision against environmentalists, ''[[Nat'l Ass'n of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife]]''