Summary: The University of Pennsylvania Law School and the National Constitution Center join together in an examination of Judge Samuel L. Alito's nomination to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, succeeding Sandra Day O'Connor. The event includes discussion of substantive Supreme Court doctrine and the potential impact of Judge Alito's appointment on the development of constitutional law. The discussion includes: Thomas Gentile, an Alito clerk in 1996-97 and a partner in the New Jersey law firm of Lampf, Lipkin, Prupis and Petigrow; David Rudovsky, Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a veteran civil rights attorney; Theodore Ruger, Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a former law clerk to Justice Stephen A. Breyer. Recorded on 1/12/2006. Comments or questions? Write programs@constitutioncenter.org
