Justice Alito says media report inaccuracies on decisions, including Citizens United

The AP reports: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A.
Alito Jr. expressed frustration Friday at what he said were inaccuracies
in the media about the court and its decisions, saying it’s difficult
to sit by when opinions are misinterpreted.

‘‘Sometimes it’s inadvertent, and sometimes opinions are spun, just
like everything else. … They’re reduced to a slogan that you put on a
bumper sticker, and that’s very frustrating,’’ he told an audience of students

Alito cited the Citizens United ruling, which freed corporations and
labor unions of most limits on political spending, saying it involved a
complex area of elections law and applicationsd

‘‘Campaign finance is very complicated, so it’s easy to get it wrong,
and sometimes people get it wrong inadvertently,’’ he said.


And sometimes they get it wrong purposefully and intentionally to create hysteria.

Justice Alito says media report inaccuracies on decisions, including Citizens United

The AP reports: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A.
Alito Jr. expressed frustration Friday at what he said were inaccuracies
in the media about the court and its decisions, saying it’s difficult
to sit by when opinions are misinterpreted.

‘‘Sometimes it’s inadvertent, and sometimes opinions are spun, just
like everything else. … They’re reduced to a slogan that you put on a
bumper sticker, and that’s very frustrating,’’ he told an audience of students

Alito cited the Citizens United ruling, which freed corporations and
labor unions of most limits on political spending, saying it involved a
complex area of elections law and applicationsd

‘‘Campaign finance is very complicated, so it’s easy to get it wrong,
and sometimes people get it wrong inadvertently,’’ he said.


And sometimes they get it wrong purposefully and intentionally to create hysteria.