Samuel Alito, Jr.

Age: 59
Occupation: Supreme Court Justice
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Alito, a conservative justice who joined the Court in 2006, was at the center of a surprising controversy in January, when during the State of the Union he apparently mouthed "not true" in response to President Obama's denunciation of a recent Supreme Court ruling. The breach of decorum highlighted the growing friction between the judicial and executive branches.

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