Justice Alito Isn’t Going Anywhere

Justice Alito isn’t going anywhere

Thirty-three years ago today, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn-in.At the CourtOn July 27, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on its emergency docket to clear the way for the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting. Twelve states – led by Alabama – later echoed this request in their own application. Last week, the group of 23 states and the District of Columbia challenging the order urged th…

Justice Alito Staying on Supreme Court, Keeps 6-3 Majority

Justice Samuel Alito told The Wall Street Journal he plans to remain on the Supreme Court for another term, ending months of retirement speculation and preserving the court's 6-3 conservative majority. Alito, 76, put the question to rest with a single line in an interview published Friday by Newsmax: "Obviously I'm here for another term." The statement arrived after a stretch of Washington guessing games about whether the senior conservative jus…

'This is a big deal': Swirling Supreme Court retirement rumors alarm expert

A legal expert sounded the alarm about recent rumors of a possible retirement from the Supreme Court during a podcast interview on Sunday. Rumors have been swirling that Justice Samuel Alito, one of the court's most conservative members, may retire before the midterms, giving Republicans an opportun...

Justice Alito confirms he will serve another Supreme Court term, swatting down retirement speculation

Justice Samuel Alito told the Wall Street Journal he is staying on the Supreme Court, a direct rebuke to weeks of retirement speculation fueled by an erroneous NPR report and political jockeying over a potential vacancy. Alito, 76, made his intentions plain in a rare summertime interview with the Journal’s James Taranto, published Friday. “Obviously...

Justice Alito Confirms He Won't Retire From Supreme Court

Justice Samuel Alito told the Wall Street Journal he is staying on the Supreme Court, a direct rebuke to weeks of retirement speculation fueled in part by an embarrassing NPR error. "Obviously I'm here for another term," the 76-year-old justice told the Journal's James Taranto in a rare summertime interview published Friday. The statement left no room for interpretation. Alito, appointed by President George W. Bush and seated in 2006, has no pla…