Judge Alito told us to look at his whole record and we did. In fact. a study of Judge Alitos decisions by Knight Ridder newspapers found that Judge Alito was consistently skeptical of discrimination plaintiffs. generally setting high standards of proof and finding that the plaintiffs before him did not meet those standards. The study found that he was similarly dismissive of criminal defendants alleging discrimination by the government and of immigrants fighting deportation. Noted law professors Cass Sunstein and Goodwin Liu studied the cases where Judge Alito dissented from his colleagues and reached the same conclusion. In several cases. the Third Circuit criticized Judge Alito for taking positions which would make it almost impossible for people to prove discrimination.
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