Judge Alito Trivia: Test Your Knowledge of the Justice!
1.
On January 26, 2006 who called for a filibuster against Judge Alito?
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John Kerry
2.
Justice Samuel Alito helped in creating the first majority Supreme Court in history under which religion?
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Catholic
3.
On February 1, 2006 what was Judge Alito's first decision sitting on the Supreme Court?
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Stay Of Execution, Michael Taylor
4.
How did Judge Alito's hometown of Hamilton Township, New Jersey honor him in September 2006?
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They Renamed A Road After Him
5.
What year was Samuel Alito nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George W. Bush?
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2005
6.
Before being appointed to the Supreme Court, Judge Alito served as a judge on which federal court?
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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals
7.
What was the name of the legal brief Judge Alito authored that became a point of controversy during his confirmation?
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The "Alito Memo"
8.
What major case in 2007 did Judge Alito rule on that dealt with the issue of partial-birth abortion?
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Gonzales v. Carhart
9.
Which law school did Samuel Alito attend, earning his law degree?
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Yale Law School
10.
In 2010, Judge Alito made headlines for what comment during the State of the Union address delivered by President Obama?
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"Not true" (in response to Obama's statement about the Citizens United ruling)
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