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Samuel Alito assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of respect for Roe, diary reveals

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Excerpts reported by late senator’s biographer show Alito, who wrote June ruling that outlawed abortion, said he was ‘big believer in precedents’

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  1. New York Times

    Alito Assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of Respect for Roe v. Wade, Diary Says (opens New York Times)

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    In the senator’s recollection, the Supreme Court justice who wrote the opinion overturning the abortion ruling tried to show Mr. Kennedy that he was not a threat to Roe.

  2. Talking Points Memo

    Kennedy’s Diary: Alito Privately Insisted He Respected Roe (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Days after President George W. Bush tapped him for the Supreme Court in 2005, Samuel Alito told Sen. Ted Kennedy (D…

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Alito told Ted Kennedy that he respected Roe v. Wade, according to excerpts from late senator's diary in The New York Times | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Alito told Ted Kennedy that he respected Roe v. Wade, according to excerpts from late senator's diary in The New York Times

  4. Insider

    Samuel Alito assured Ted Kennedy of his respect for Roe v. Wade's precedent years before writing the majority opinion that overturned the landmark case: report (opens Insider)

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    Kennedy recounted his conversation with the conservative judge about abortion rights in his private diary, obtained by The New York Times.

  5. The Guardian

    Samuel Alito assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of respect for Roe, diary reveals (opens The Guardian)

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    Excerpts reported by late senator’s biographer show Alito, who wrote June ruling that outlawed abortion, said he was ‘big believer in precedents’

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