Law professors' letter opposing Alito nomination News
Law professors' letter opposing Alito nomination

Letter to the US Senate Judiciary Committee leadership on the Alito nomination, January 5, 2006 [signed by over 500 law professors opposing Alito's nomination on grounds that Alito would give too much deference to executive power and restrict civil liberties]. Excerpt:

Analyses show that in close cases — the kinds of cases the Supreme Court reviews — Judge Alito consistently takes positions that devalue individual rights and protections. And despite the president's pledge to nominate someone who embraces the principle of judicial restraint, Judge Alito often reaches his conclusions by overturning or weakening federal statutes, diminishing constitutional safeguards, and hollowing out precedent.

Read the full text of the letter [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.