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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