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On first case, Alito splits with right

New Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito split with the court’s conservative Wednesday night, refusing to let Missouri execute a death-row inmate contesting lethal injection. Full story

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THE REHNQUIST LEGACY

Chief Justice Rehnquist dies at 80

Chief justice shaped court's conservatism

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ALITO

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View photographs chronicling Judge Samuel Alito's road to the Supreme Court nomination.

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CARTOON GALLERY

Daryl Cagle's collection about the Samuel Alito confirmation hearings.

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JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST

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Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist dies at the age of 80.

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SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR

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