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Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 6

Alito Says He Will Not Retire in 2026 Lame-Duck Session

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Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 6

Alito Says He Will Not Retire in 2026 Lame-Duck Session

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Oct 6

Samuel Alito told Bloomberg News he will not step down during Congress’s lame-duck session later this year, cutting off a potential year-end Supreme Court vacancy.
The decision matters because that session could be Donald Trump’s last chance to win Senate confirmation for a conservative successor if Democrats capture the chamber in November’s midterms.
At 76, the conservative justice had faced speculation that he might retire while Republicans still had a path to confirming a replacement before the next Senate is seated.

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