Exclusive: Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital last month in previously undisclosed incident
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Key Points:
- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was hospitalized on March 20 after becoming ill at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia, where he was treated for dehydration and returned home the same night.
- Alito has since appeared healthy during court sessions, but speculation about his potential retirement continues, though he has not confirmed any plans to step down.
- If Alito retires, it would provide President Donald Trump with a fourth Supreme Court appointment, further shaping the nine-member bench.
- Alito, appointed by George W. Bush in 2006, is known for his influential conservative rulings, including the 2022 decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and his positions on voting rights and birthright citizenship.
- The illness occurred after a Federalist Society symposium honoring Alito, which was closed to the media, and followed a separate event the night before celebrating a former clerk, Notre Dame law professor Sherif Girgis.
