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.

A dissenting opinion in C. In his 1985 application for Deputy Assistant to the Attorney General Alito espoused conservative views naming William F. 2003) granting a writ of habeas corpus to a black state prisoner after state courts had refused to consider the testimony of a witness who stated that a juror had uttered derogatory remarks about blacks during an encounter in the courthouse after the conclusion of the trial.

He was nominated by President George W. Bush and has served on the court since January 31 2006. Raised in Hamilton Township New Jersey and educated at Princeton University and Yale Law School Alito served as U.