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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.<ref>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).</ref>

'''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.<ref>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).</ref>

Though one of the more [[conservative]] members of the Court, Justice Alito opened the floodgates to sports [[gambling]] by writing the decision for the Court in ''[[Murphy v. NCAA]]'', 138 S. Ct. 1461 (2018), based on an arcane legal principle that he had long championed.

Though one of the more [[conservative]] members of the Court, Justice Alito opened the floodgates to sports [[gambling]] by writing the decision for the Court in ''[[Murphy v. NCAA]]'', 138 S. Ct. 1461 (2018), based on an arcane legal principle that he had long championed.  A former prosecutor himself, Alito usually sides with prosecutors in criminal appeals even when most of the justices reverse a conviction.

Justice Alito was the author of the two biggest decisions in the 2013-2014 Term, both of which were conservative and were rendered on the last day of the Term (June 30).  He has emerged as perhaps the most consistent conservative leader on the Court.

Justice Alito was the author of the two biggest decisions in the 2013-2014 Term, both of which were conservative and were rendered on the last day of the Term (June 30).  He has emerged as perhaps the most consistent conservative leader on the Court.