{"id":32733,"date":"2026-08-08T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32733"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:47:00","slug":"justice-samuel-alito-confirms-hes-staying-on-the-supreme-court-for-another-term-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32733","title":{"rendered":"Justice Samuel Alito confirms he\u2019s staying on the Supreme Court for another term"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/08\/07\/Supreme_Court_Alito__8_14_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed Friday he\u2019s staying on the nation\u2019s highest court, weeks after a swell of speculation about a possible retirement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, I\u2019m here for another term,\u201d Alito, 76, said in an interview published in The Wall Street Journal\u2019s editorial section.<\/p>\n<p>Discussion of Alito\u2019s future hit a fever pitch in June, when a mistake by a veteran Supreme Court reporter at National Public Radio resulted in the erroneous publication of a previously prepared retirement story.<\/p>\n<p>The story was quickly retracted and the court confirmed it was inaccurate, but that did not stop the talk about what Alito might do. A retirement would likely have given Republican President Donald Trump a chance to name a fourth Supreme Court justice.<\/p>\n<p>In a rare interview in his chambers, Alito also discussed the state of the court, rejecting the idea that political partisanship affects his decisions.<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI vote in every case the way I think the case should be decided,\u201d he said. \u201cIf that means a high correlation with what Trump wants, fine. If it means zero correlation with what Trump wants, fine as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed Friday he\u2019s staying on the nation\u2019s highest court, weeks after a swell of speculation about a possible retirement. \u201cObviously, I\u2019m here for another term,\u201d Alito, 76, said in an interview published in The Wall Street Journal\u2019s editorial section. 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