In backing President Trump’s policies, Justice Alito finds his moment

In backing President Trump’s policies, Justice Alito finds his moment

In his two decades on the court, Justice Samuel Alito has emerged as one of the most reliable conservative votes.

Alito's influence on the Supreme Court may be reaching an all-time high

One of the most dangerous power players in the U.S. Supreme Court is at it again, wrote the New York Times in a report about the conservative Justice Samuel Alito. Alito recalled in his youth his father tapping away on a calculator, trying to redraw electoral maps. All of that came to a head on Tuesday when Alito penned the landmark decision that struck another harmful blow to the Voting Rights Act. The decision ultimately makes it more difficul…