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Samuel Alito’s Senior Thesis - Found

By Denise Best | Related entries in In The News

Remember that thesis you wrote over thirty years ago?

Well, Samuel, one of your old professors found the senior thesis, you wrote back in ‘72, buried away in his attic.

The senior thesis of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito ‘72, which along with some 300 others was lost during the 1970s, resurfaced Monday when Alito’s thesis adviser provided a copy to the University.

Walter Murphy, the McCormick Professor in Jurisprudence Emeritus, sent a copy of the thesis to the University’s Mudd Manuscript Library. The document’s preface was made available Monday night, and the full 134-page document will be available today.

Funny how these sorts of things get found when you’re front page news!

This is one school paper that’s sure to be held under the microscope.

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4 Responses to “Samuel Alito’s Senior Thesis - Found”

shloky Says:
November 8th, 2005 at 4:06 pm
How much emphasis should be put on a thesis he wrote 30 years ago?

Chances are he matured once he got out of the ivory tower right?

I just can’t get my head around why this is a big deal.
sleipner Says:
November 8th, 2005 at 4:12 pm
The link doesn’t seem to be working any more…
Denise Best Says:
November 8th, 2005 at 4:26 pm
The link doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t seem to be working any moreÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ .

Hmm… maybe a thesis conspiracy in the making?

Try it again, it should be functional.
Denise Best Says:
November 8th, 2005 at 4:30 pm
Shloky,

I agree, but the hilarious thing is there will be a lot of time spent by folks looking through this document and attempting to prove a bias one way or the other.

I thought it was funny that his professor had ponied up the thesis at this moment in time.

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