Justice Alito Rejects Retirement

Justice Samuel Alito released his first book, “So Ordered,” a collection of adapted speeches on originalism, religious liberty, constitutional rights and the judiciary. He said he intends to remain on the Supreme Court through its current term, a choice he said he made months ago. The decision lands amid a fight over future vacancies because Republicans hold a 53–47 Senate majority, while Democratic control could make confirming a Trump nominee harder. Alito said emergency appeals now nearly match the Court’s yearly load of fully argued cases. He said the trend is bad but hard for the Court to change. He has said he may revisit retirement in 2027.