Alito Defended Officials From Wiretap Suits (AP)
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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito listens to Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in this Nov. 18, 2005, file photo in Washington. If President Bush, buffeted by criticism over domestic spying, needs allies on wielding executive authority, he may look no further than his choices for the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts and nominee Samuel Alito often sided with the government on cases upholding its powers. Roberts backed the president's wartime authority to use a military commission to try terrorist suspects; Alito supported the FBI's reliance on a warrantless video surveillance. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, file)
AP - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito defended the right of government officials to order domestic wiretaps when he worked for the Reagan Justice Department, documents released Friday show. |
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