On America’s highest court, they represent the ideological and political divide. Alito, a 74-year-old native of Trenton, New Jersey, is ready to destroy landmarks that date back decades, while Kagan, a 64-year-old New Yorker and one of the three surviving liberals, is holding on to them.
When the Trump administration takes office and controversial new policies are sued, the rhetorical sparring between these two powerful judges is sure to grow.
On April 4, 2022, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett of the US Supreme Court talks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation in Simi Valley, California.
In recent years, Alito has been particularly angry on the bench and in decisions, despite the fact that his legal views have generally won out.
