An opinion piece by Marc O. DeGirolami, Co-Director of Catholic Law’s Center for Law and the Human Person and the Law School’s inaugural St. John Henry Newman Professor of Law, recently appeared in The New York Times. Addressing the controversy concerning comments of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito surreptitiously recorded by an activist, DeGirolami’s essay examines Alito’s remarks and scrutinizes the criticism that he has received since the recording was leaked.

DeGirolami’s opinion is available here.

The New York Times
By: Marc O. DeGirolami
Date: June 13, 2024
What Exactly Did Justice Alito Say That Was Wrong?

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Justice Samuel Alito has been widely criticized this week for remarks he made to a self-described documentary filmmaker who on two occasions engaged him at social events, secretly taped him under false pretenses and released the recordings. What did he say that was wrong?

Nothing. None of his remarks was improper for a judge to make. Furthermore, he did not even say anything especially controversial — or at least nothing that would be controversial in a less polarized moment.
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