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Alito Considering Retirement

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Alito Considering Retirement. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/52484

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What happened was Justice Samuel Alito, age 76, told CBS News that retirement is "something that I think that somebody at my age has to think about every term." In other words, Alito had already thought about packing it in earlier this year and decided against it.

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Alito sat for the interview in connection with the release of his first book, 'So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of The Constitution, The Court and Our Country.'

5 of 6 outletsfirst reported 4 Octwording from Daily Mail

“It’s too hard to predict what the political situation will be and what any president might do with respect to a replacement.”

4 of 6 outletsfirst reported 2 Octwording from Washington Examiner

During the Supreme Court's last term, there was much speculation about Alito's future as a justice and whether he would step down and allow Mr. Trump to nominate a successor while Republicans still control the Senate.

3 of 6 outletsfirst reported 2 Octwording from CBS News

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warned about rhetoric against the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, including from President Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News Sunday.

3 of 6 outletsfirst reported 4 Octwording from The Independent

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Alito slams criticism of Supreme Court from political leaders, says it can be "quite damaging" CBS News

Samuel Alito, 76, admits he weighed quitting Supreme Court this year amid conservative pleas to retire Daily Mail

How it changed

  1. 2 Oct

    Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has revealed that he is considering retirement, potentially handing President Donald Trump another nomination.

    4 outlets · The Independent
  2. 3 Oct

    On Friday, CBS News released several clips from Jan Crawford's interview with Justice Samuel Alito.

    2 outlets · Reason
  3. 4 Oct

    Alito appeared to promote his new book So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country.

    4 outlets · The Independent
  4. 5 Oct

    The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who anchored the court's liberal wing, resisted calls to retire during President Barack Obama's administration and remained on the court

    2 outlets · CBS News

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