Free speech and religious liberty—considered hallmarks of the American way of life—are under attack, while tolerance of opposing views is in fast decline across the United States, said Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito in an address to the Federalist Society.
“Tolerance for opposing views is now in short supply,” Alito said to the conservative group, citing discourse in law schools as well as in the “broader academic community.” New law school graduates have repeatedly told him “that they face harassment and retaliation if they say anything that departs from the law school orthodoxy,” Alito elaborated.
