“Justice Alito Will Not Retire Immediately, Despite Election Outcome”
“The conservative justice has told friends he does not plan to step down before the end of the court’s term, even as Democrats are set to seize the Senate in January.”
Samuel Alito says he will not retire despite Democrats' election win.
Alito is a Supreme Court justice.
Why it matters. His decision keeps the court’s membership unchanged.
What to watch. Any change in Alito’s plans.
Coverage
Oldest first · UTCSourceThe New York TimesUnited StatesOwner: The New York Times CompanyLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The New York Times
“Supreme Court’s Alito Repeated He Won’t Retire Over Election”
“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.”
Coverage
Oldest first · UTCSourceThe New York TimesUnited StatesOwner: The New York Times CompanyLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The New York Times“Justice Alito Will Not Retire Immediately, Despite Election Outcome”
“The conservative justice has told friends he does not plan to step down before the end of the court’s term, even as Democrats are set to seize the Senate in January.”
SourceBloombergUnited StatesLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Bloomberg“Supreme Court’s Alito Repeated He Won’t Retire Over Election”
“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.”
Why it’s in the Brief
Ranked 7th of 10.
- Starting score
- 5.0
- Public-interest topic
- +1.0
- Public-interest terms in the text
- +1.25
- High-reliability sources
- +0.75
- Corroboration by independent outlets
- +0.8
- Score
- 8.8
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