“While I agree with my wife’s reasoning and the rationale behind her – I mean our – dissent, I regret the tone and the timing of the release.”
The justice added that having a spouse write for a member of the court is perfectly compatible with the doctrine of “Happy Wife, Happy Life,” a theory of jurisprudence developed by members of the Hen-Pecked Society, a group of law professors who believe that doing anything necessary to get someone off your back and preserve peace and quiet in the house passes constitutional muster.
When asked to comment on how his wife might rule on the upcoming oral arguments before the court on birthright citizenship, Justice Alito replied “You’ll have to ask her.”
