97 Quotes by Samuel Alito

Exclusion [of evidence] exacts a heavy toll on both the judicial system and society at large. It almost always requires courts to ignore reliable, trustworthy evidence bearing on guilt or innocence. And its bottom-line effect, in many cases, is to suppress the truth and set the criminal loose in the community without punishment. [internal citations omitted]

A judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case. The judge's only obligation - and it's a solemn obligation - is to the rule of law.

I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception of public opinion.

Private religious speech can't be discriminated against. It has to be treated equally with secular speech.

I have been committed to carrying out my duties... in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.

I'm not any kind of a bigot, I'm not.

I have been a judge for 15 years and I've made up my own mind during all that time.

I think that Congress' ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary.

She has been known for her meticulous devotion to the facts of the particular cases that come before her and her belief that each case needs to be decided on its complex facts.