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LISTEN TO COMPLETE HEARING AUDIO | Arguments were made Tuesday in the historic Hamdan v. Rumsfeld case over President Bush's wartime powers. Audio of the entire 90-minute hearing is available above. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu -- The Washington Post)

Campaign for the Court

The Washington Post's Fred Barbash followed the step-by-step process of confirming Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. to fill Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's seat on the Supreme Court.
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Samuel A. Alito Jr.

Newly-confirmed Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. replaces retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

NARRATED GALLERY

Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. decided to study constitutional law because he was distressed over the liberal activism practiced under Chief Justice Earl Warren's leadership. The young conservative's distaste judicial activism would frame his career as a jurist.

Alito Revealed

Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. decided to study constitutional law because he was distressed over the liberal activism practiced under Chief Justice Earl Warren's leadership.

Database: Analyzing Alito's Votes

A Jan. 1 Washington Post story analyzed Judge Alito's rulings on the appellate court. To read the story and to read more information about the cases that were analyzed, click below:

Gallery

President Bush today named U.S. Appeals Court Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court. Alito, 55, serves on the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, where his record on abortion rights and church-state issues has been widely applauded by conservatives and criticized by liberals.

Bush Selects Alito for Supreme Court

President Bush today named appeals court Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court. Alito, 55, serves on the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, where his record on abortion rights and church-state issues has been widely applauded by conservatives and criticized by liberals.

The New Chief Justice

BIOGRAPHY

Book Review: 'Louis D. Brandeis' by Melvin I. Urofsky

As Melvin I. Urofsky reminds us in this strapping biography, even before going on the High Court in 1916, Brandeis had lent his name to something durable: the Brandeis brief.

Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court

WASHINGTON -- With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software.

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Dominion Virginia Power gets court permission for 65-mile line (Post, November 6, 2009)

Supreme Court wades into mutual fund fee disparity (AP, November 5, 2009; 5:07 PM)

Justices weigh scope of prosecutorial immunity:  Defense says pretrial misconduct was within scope of duties (Post, November 5, 2009)

Court worries about stifling prosecutors (AP, November 4, 2009; 2:17 PM)

Lawyers ask Supreme Court to block sniper's execution:  Lawyers: Muhammad shouldn't have been allowed to represent self (Post, November 4, 2009)

Honduran lawmakers put off vote on Zelaya's return (Reuters, November 3, 2009; 7:56 PM)

British coup-plotter freed in Equatorial Guinea (AP, November 3, 2009; 11:59 AM)

Justices tackle case on investment fees:  Court seems disinclined to tighten oversight of mutual fund advisers (Post, November 3, 2009)

Will the Supreme Court protect your money from excessie mutual fund fees? (By Simon Johnson and James Kwak, November 2, 2009; 11:56 PM)

Supreme Court to hear NLRB case (Post, November 3, 2009)

Justices seem unwilling to get involved in fees (AP, November 2, 2009; 3:27 PM)

High court won't review civil rights-era case (AP, November 2, 2009; 11:00 AM)

Defining excessive pay:  Investor case may hint at high court approach to compensation (Post, November 1, 2009)

Pa. high court dismisses juvenile convictions (AP, October 30, 2009; 8:48 AM)

Ariz. court rules records law covers 'metadata' (AP, October 29, 2009; 6:38 PM)

Pa. high court dismisses juvenile convictions (AP, October 29, 2009; 5:49 PM)

Supreme Court will consider life sentences for juveniles:  Cases of two Florida juveniles raise questions about penalty for non-homicide crimes (Post, October 29, 2009)

Wis. group: Justices shouldn't have to step aside (AP, October 27, 2009; 12:56 PM)

Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 10:00am EST:  Pearlstein: It's Time to Break the NFL's Monopolies (washingtonpost.com, October 21, 2009; 10:00 AM)

Justices won't review case involving anonymous tip about suspected drunken driving (Post, October 21, 2009)

Supreme Court to hear Uighurs' case:  Justices to consider whether judges can release them into U.S. (Post, October 21, 2009)

New age journalism (By Howard Kurtz, October 19, 2009; 9:24 AM)

Justices Weigh $4.5 Million Bonus Awarded Lawyers in Ga. Litigation:  Judge Was Impressed by Attorneys' Work on Foster-Care Case (Post, October 15, 2009)

Supreme Court Case Focuses on Lawyers' Obligations to Clients:  Man Facing Deportation Says Attorney Misadvised Him on Consequences of Plea (Post, October 14, 2009)

Justices to Review Conviction of Former Enron CEO (Post, October 14, 2009)

The Chief Justice's "Nobel Prize" (Eva Rodriguez, October 13, 2009; 5:11 PM)

Washington Sketch: A Cross in the Desert (By Dana Milbank, October 8, 2009)

Supreme Court Takes Up Church and State, but Just Barely:  Argument Over Cross on Public Land Deals Minimally With the Broader Issue (Post, October 8, 2009)

Supreme Court Wary of Ban on Animal Cruelty Videos:  Animal Rights Law Finds Little Support (Post, October 7, 2009)

Supreme Court Term Opens With Many Business Cases on Docket (Post, October 6, 2009)

Sotomayor Takes Active Role on Court's First Day (Post, October 6, 2009)

Supreme Court Term Begins Today, Many Cases Refused (44, October 5, 2009; 4:11 PM)

Justices Roberts, Alito to Have New Visibility in High Court:  Their Views on First Amendment Cases May Be Key (Post, October 4, 2009)

TV PREVIEW:  TV Preview: Hank Stuever on C-SPAN's Supreme Court Documentary (Post, October 3, 2009)

Newer Justices Could Transform Supreme Court (Post, October 2, 2009; 4:15 PM)

Justices to Consider Whether State Gun Laws Violate Second Amendment:  Court, Which Reversed D.C. Ban, Will Look to Local Level in 2nd Amendment Case (Post, October 1, 2009)

Obama Retreats on Creating a Better System for Detaining Suspected Terrorists (By Benjamin Wittes, September 29, 2009)

High Court to Consider Church-State Implications of Mojave Cross:  High Court to Consider Issue of Church-State Separation (Post, September 29, 2009)

For Couple, Memorial Became a Mission (Post, September 28, 2009; 6:34 PM)

Sotomayor Describes Day of Supreme Court Selection for C-Span:  Interview Is Part of Series on Supreme Court (Post, September 24, 2009; 11:08 PM)

Justice Ginsburg at Washington Hospital Center (44, September 24, 2009; 8:41 PM)

Justice Ginsburg at Washington Hospital Center (washingtonpost.com, September 24, 2009; 7:58 PM)

TRADEMARK PROTECTION:  Native American Activists Want Supreme Court to Hear Redskins Case (Post, September 16, 2009)

Fairfax County Juvenile Court Clerk Sued Over Unpaid Legal Vouchers:  Suit Alleges Court Clerk Didn't Process Vouchers (Post, September 16, 2009)

Longtime Va. Judge Nominated for U.S. Appeals Court Has Been a Trailblazer:  Alexandria Woman Is a Trailblazer (Post, September 15, 2009)

The Supreme Court's Chance to Dump McCain-Feingold and Aid Free Speech (By George F. Will, September 13, 2009)

In the Loop: Obama Keeps His Critics Close (By Al Kamen, September 11, 2009)

At Hearing, Supreme Court's Conservatives Skeptical of Campaign Finance Law (Post, September 10, 2009)

Will the Real Conservatives Please Stand Up? (Eva Rodriguez, September 9, 2009; 6:41 PM)

Supreme Court Considers Role of Corporations in Campaign Finance (washingtonpost.com, September 9, 2009; 1:30 PM)

Justice Sotomayor Formally Takes Seat on Supreme Court:  Obama and Biden On Hand to Wish Sotomayor Well (Post, September 9, 2009)

Hillary: The Oral Argument (Eva Rodriguez, September 8, 2009; 7:11 PM)

Reversal of Supreme Court Precedents at Issue:  Campaign Case Touches on Justices' Stance on Earlier Rulings (Post, September 8, 2009)

Gun Owners' Next Victory in D.C. (Post, September 6, 2009)

Supreme Court to Revisit Election Financing in Potential Landmark Case:  Film About Clinton Opens a Review of Corporate Spending (Post, September 5, 2009)

Justices Discuss a Changing Supreme Court:  Interviews With C-SPAN Reveal Tight Bonds Despite Deep Divisions (Post, September 4, 2009)

Justice Stevens Hires Just One Clerk for 2010 Term (Post, September 3, 2009)

Justice John Paul Stevens Hires Just One Clerk (washingtonpost.com, September 2, 2009; 12:30 PM)

Supreme Court Orders Review in Georgia Death Row Case:  Supreme Court Orders Review of Evidence in Georgia Case (Post, August 18, 2009)

Sotomayor Lauded as Step Toward U.S. Ideals at Reception (Post, August 12, 2009; 12:43 PM)

Documents Detail Role of Rove, Miers in Firing of U.S. Attorney (washingtonpost.com, August 12, 2009; 11:00 AM)

A Woman's Touch on the Supreme Court (By David S. Broder, August 9, 2009)

Sotomayor Becomes First Hispanic Justice in Supreme Court History:  First Hispanic Justice Will Take Seat For Rare September Hearing of Case (Post, August 9, 2009)

For Sotomayor, Life as a Supreme Court Justice Comes With a Deluge of Changes (Post, August 8, 2009)

Senate Votes 68 to 31 to Confirm Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court:  Senate Votes 68 to 31 for Judge Who Will Be First Hispanic to Serve on High Court (Post, August 7, 2009)

Democrats Rally for Sotomayor:  Backers Dismiss GOP Resistance (Post, August 6, 2009)

GOP Senators Seem Unconcerned About Hispanic Backlash Over Sotomayor Opposition:  28 Say They Will Vote Against the First Latina Supreme Court Nominee (Post, August 5, 2009)

Will the High Court Resist Activism on Campaign Finance Law? (Post, August 2, 2009)

Former Pakistani President's 2007 Emergency Rule Declared Unconstitutional:  Musharraf's Acts Declared Illegal (Post, August 1, 2009)
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