How did Justice Samuel Alito react to Barack Obama’s criticism of Citizens United during the 2010 State of the Union address?

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During the 2010 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama criticized the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, stating that the decision would allow special interests to spend unlimited funds in elections.1

In an unusual breach of judicial decorum, Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., who was in attendance, reacted to the President's remarks by wincing, shaking his head, and mouthing the words "not true."12