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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(134,405 posts)
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 02:51 PM Feb 17

Will Trump get a fourth Supreme Court justice? Speculation swirls around Alito

WASHINGTON − Will President Donald Trump get the chance to nominate a fourth Supreme Court justice?

Speculation, particularly among liberal commentators, has started to swirl around possible retirement plans of Justice Samuel Alito.

Alito, the second-oldest justice and one of the most conservative, joined the high court 20 years ago.

“That is usually a very good milestone on which to retire,” Melissa Murray, a law professor at New York University, said on the latest episode of the podcast Strict Scrutiny that she co-hosts.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-fourth-supreme-court-justice-230515309.html

I sure hope not.

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Will Trump get a fourth Supreme Court justice? Speculation swirls around Alito (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 17 OP
It doesn't matter, as long as Dems have the courage to expand the court in 2029. Fiendish Thingy Feb 17 #1
They won't n/t leftstreet Feb 17 #3
It's up to us to DEMAND that they do Fiendish Thingy Feb 17 #4
Probably two more. Out the door before Dems take the Senate. /nt bucolic_frolic Feb 17 #2
Nah ITAL Feb 17 #6
A lateral move lame54 Feb 17 #5
Can't replace him this year, it's an election year. Emile Feb 17 #7

Fiendish Thingy

(22,657 posts)
1. It doesn't matter, as long as Dems have the courage to expand the court in 2029.
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 02:57 PM
Feb 17

Nothing will change, and the damage of the Trump era cannot be repaired unless the MAGA majority on the court is neutralized.

I am only donating to senate candidates willing to kill the filibuster and expand the court.

Fiendish Thingy

(22,657 posts)
4. It's up to us to DEMAND that they do
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 03:01 PM
Feb 17

We must begin by ensuring no pro-filibuster Dems win their primaries.

ITAL

(1,302 posts)
6. Nah
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 03:04 PM
Feb 17

I doubt Thomas retires yet. It's been whispered for quite some time that he wants the record of longest serving justice, which means he needs to stay on another few years.

I'm sure Alito will retire this year though. His wife apparently wants him at home more.

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