Justice Samuel Alito: The COVID Pandemic and Restrictions on Individual Liberty

In this Nov. 12, 2020, address, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito said "the COVID crisis has highlighted constitutional fault lines." 

Speaking to a virtual gathering of the Federalist Society's annual National Lawyers Convention, he reflected on "emerging trends in the assessment of individual rights." In particular, he spoke of a "growing hostility" to First Amendment guarantees of religious liberty and freedom of speech. 

Samuel Alito has served on the Supreme Court since 2006. Before that, he was a judge on the U-S Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He also has served as the United States Attorney for New Jersey.

Justice Alito's remarks have been condensed for this podcast. A transcript of his full address is at https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/samuelalitofederalistsociety.htm

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