Justice Samuel Alito opens up about oral arguments, judicial security, and his writing process

Justice Samuel Alito opens up about oral arguments, judicial security, and his writing process

“It would be consistent with my public image if I told you that I spent the summer catching flies so we could pull the wings off the flies,” Justice Samuel Alito told an audience at the 5th Circuit Judicial Conference, a gathering of judges and lawyers, last Tuesday morning in Houston. The remark came in response to a question from law professor (and former Texas solicitor general) Aaron Nielson about Alito’s pastimes as a child growing up in Ne…