By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic rout in Tuesday’s midterm elections sparked an immediate sense of unease on the right about the future of the Supreme Court and a new round of Republican anxiety over decisions by Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to stick it out rather than step do…
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Democratic wave prompts GOP anxiety over Samuel Alito and future of Supreme Court
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Justice Samuel Alito says he won’t retire from the Supreme Court despite midterm election outcome
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic rout in Tuesday’s midterm elections sparked an immediate sense of unease on the right about the future of the Supreme Court and a new round of Republican anxiety over decisions by Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to stick it out rather than step do…
Samuel Alito has said that Tuesday’s sweeping election win by Democrats didn’t change his plans to remain on the Supreme Court when the new Congress takes office, according to a person who spoke with the justice.
The court’s two oldest conservatives — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., 76, and Clarence Thomas, 78 — could face pressure to retire during the lame-duck period.
by Rich Mitchell at CDN - Justice Samuel Alito has told people close to him he does not plan to retire immediately despite Democrats winning the Senate, leaving conservatives worried President Trump may not get another Supreme Court pick.
A quick exit could give Trump a chance to name successors before Democrats take control, but one legal scholar thinks the justices would balk at the optics.
Democrats will take control of the Senate in January, closing the window for Trump to easily replace Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. With major Second Amendment cases before the Court, should the two longtime defenders of gun rights retire now?
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has reportedly told people close to him that he doesn’t intend to immediately announce his retirement, despite Democrats taking control of the Senate and having widespread victories in Tuesday’s midterm election.
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas reportedly do not plan to retire, while Democrats' Senate gains could block President Trump from confirming another Supreme Court nominee.
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