Maioria Católica no Supremo Tribunal dos EUA (2)

Maioria católica, maioria conservadora (embora seja muito discutível classificar Kennedy como conservador e Roberts constitua, em larga medida, uma incógnita):Catholics and the Court

Picking up on Rick's note that Alito would make five Catholics on the Court, on most issues it looks as if Alito would be as conservative as Scalia or Thomas. For example, he famously authored the opinion holding the Family Medical Leave Act unconstitutional, which was reversed by the Supreme Court in an opinion by Chief Justice Rehnquist (with Kennedy, Scalia, and Thomas dissenting). It is worth noting, then, that, if Alito is confirmed, the five Catholics on the Court would also happen to be its most conservative five members (Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, and Thomas, plus Alito).