In ‘So Ordered,’ Justice Samuel Alito reflects on his judicial philosophy

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Sammin, K. (2026, October 17). In ‘So Ordered,’ Justice Samuel Alito reflects on his judicial philosophy. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4763823/books-the-originalist-speaks-sam-alito-not-a-clone-of-antonin-scalia/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-17 · by Kyle Sammin

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Justice Samuel Alito, nominated to the Supreme Court by President George W. Bush in 2005, has been frequently compared to Justice Antonin Scalia due to their conservative judicial stances and Italian-American backgrounds. Journalists have characterized the court as a political battleground, with justices categorized simply along ideological lines of liberal versus conservative.
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Story summary

In his book 'So Ordered,' Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito discusses his judicial philosophy, touching on how he has been nicknamed "Scalito" since before his 2005 appointment to the court by President George W. Bush. This nickname stems from journalists' tendency to link him with conservative jurist Antonin Scalia due to their shared Italian-American background and conservative legal views. The book reflects on the perception of the Supreme Court as a political battlefield, where conservatives and liberals are often seen as opposing sides.

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📰 Justice Samuel Alito's Philosophy
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Kyle Sammin
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Topics

Italian the Supreme Court

Subjects

Alito PERSON · 1× Antonin Scalia PERSON · 1× George W. Bush PERSON · 1× Italian NORP · 1× Samuel Alito PERSON · 1× Scalito PERSON · 1× the Supreme Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

The lazy conflation of Alito with Justice Antonin Scalia, both conservative jurists of Italian-American heritage, was irresistible to journalists who saw the court as a battleground for politics by other means, with the conservatives all on one side and the liberals on the other.
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2026-10-17 · Washington Examiner
In ‘So Ordered,’ Justice Samuel Alito reflects on his judicial philosophy · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

Even before his nomination to the Supreme Court by President George W. Bush in 2005, Justice Samuel Alito was dogged by the nickname “Scalito.” asserted
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The lazy conflation of Alito with Justice Antonin Scalia, both conservative jurists of Italian-American heritage, was irresistible to journalists who saw the court as a battleground for politics by other means, with the conservatives all on one side and the liberals on the other. asserted
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