Newly revealed 2005 anecdote casts Justice Alito in an incredibly poor light

"There are hypocrites in this world," Levinson writes. "There are people who lack self-awareness. And then there is Justice Samuel Alito, a category unto himself." [View in browser]( [Image]( October 29, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] Newly revealed 2005 anecdote casts Justice Alito in an incredibly poor light]( by Jessica Levinson When Samuel Alito was nominated for the Supreme Court, he told Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy that he felt Roe v. Wade was settled law and that he would uphold precedent, according to a new book. Kennedy didn't buy Alito's assurances and still voted against his confirmation. "That was wise," [Jessica Levinson writes](, given that Alito would decades later author the decision that overturned Roe entirely. "There are hypocrites in this world," [Levinson writes](. "There are people who lack self-awareness. And then there is Justice Samuel Alito, a category unto himself." Read Jessica Levinson's [full analysis]( in your Saturday [MSNBC Daily](. Stay informed with curated match-ups, race updates and key midterms analysis from experts like Steve Kornacki in our new pop-up elections newsletter: Countdown to Midterms. [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP](   TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Ruth Ben-Ghiat]( [The attack on Paul Pelosi goes well beyond mere polarization]( To encourage political violence and exceptional measures, you need to get people to feel like they are facing an existential threat. [Read more.]( Steve Benen]( [This GOP governor had a terrible choice of words about the Paul Pelosi attack]( His remark about the attack of Nancy Pelosi's husband isn't the political zinger he thought it to be. [Read more.]( Hayes Brown]( [Fox News went all-in on saying crime is up. You'll never guess what happened next.]( Americans believe crime is way, way up. The stats don't match that. [Read more.]( [Dave Zirin]( [The glaring failure of the Phillies-Astros World Series]( What's missing from the game? Just look at the field. [Read more.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [Image of Nancy and PaulPelosi]( [All In]( [Hayes: Nancy Pelosi 'has been the target of the most radicalized members of the Trump movement']( [Image of armed ballot watchers in Arizona]( [Deadline White House]( [Federal judge denies restraining order on Arizona ballot drop box watchers]( [All In]([AOC and Raskin on stakes of midterms: We are 'facing an environment of fascism']( [Katie Phang]( [Ian Millhiser: 'Clarence Thomas could eat a live baby' and wouldn't get impeached](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]   [A graphic of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra on a cell phone]( The fourth episode of MSNBC's newest original podcast series, "Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra" is available now. In the latest episode, Rachel explores how a paid agent of Adolf Hitler's government leveraged sitting members of the United States Congress to launder millions of pieces of Nazi propaganda into the hands of the American people, in an effort to weaken democracy. [Listen now](.   [A graphic of The Revolution]( On Monday, listen to all six episodes of MSNBC's newest, original podcast 'The Revolution with Steve Kornacki.' Steve recounts the origin story of partisan politics as we know it today – exploring the catalysts of the 1994 Republican take-over of Congress, including the influence of Newt Gingrich, that changed both political parties forever. Follow '[The Revolution with Steve Kornacki](' now, wherever you get your podcasts.   [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)