Bench Memos

“Retreating from Your Record”

Senator Leahy is trying to lay more groundwork for challenging Judge Alito’s credibility for “inconsistencies” and misrepresenting himself before the committee. It’s a canard, but it may well be the Senate Democrats primary line of attack.

Jonathan H. Adler is the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. His books include Business and the Roberts Court and Marijuana Federalism: Uncle Sam and Mary Jane.
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