In a rare interview, posted online on Sunday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr. criticized the court’s June 26 ruling declaring a right to same-sex marriage, warning that “we are at sea” in defining the limits of constitutional protections of liberty.
The court majority, Alito said, has adopted a “post-modern” concept of liberty protected by the 14th Amendment’s due process clause. Alito described that concept as: “It’s the freedom to define your understanding of the meaning of life. It’s the right to self-expression.”
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