Veteran justice, 76, was treated for dehydration in March; a retirement would give Trump new chance to shape court
US supreme court justice Samuel Alito was reportedly taken to a hospital after becoming sick at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia in March, further fueling speculation that Donald Trump could have more chances to shape the land’s highest court through new appointments.
A CNN report said Alito was checked by medical staff and given fluids due to dehydration. He later returned to his home in Virginia that same night with his security detail. In the weeks since, Alito has resumed his duties, including participating in oral arguments.
The supreme court’s public information officer, Patricia McCabe, confirmed the incident and shared a statement with the Guardian that said, “On the evening of Friday, [20 March], Justice Alito felt ill during an event in Philadelphia. Out of an abundance of caution, he agreed with his security detail’s recommendation to see a physician before the three-hour drive home.”
That shithead trump getting a fourth SC Justice would just be so fitting for the time we’re in.
Since now four seems possible, this timeline means we’ll probably lose one of the liberal justices as well for an even 5 picks, and a 7-2 court.
Court sizes have shifted before, they can shift again.
The court should be increased to the current number of federal districts like it was intended, before Congress started fucking with it for political reasons. That would be 12.
DC technically has its own separate district Court, so there are technically 13 districts.
I think they’d wait until after November, though. Doing it suddenly before the election would be a clear signal they expect to lose. So they’d try to ram it through in December, before the new Congress is sworn it.