"Is Justice Samuel Alito getting ready to call it quits? A flurry of recent hints has prompted new speculation that the Supreme Court's most reliably partisan conservative is eyeing the exits in advance of the 2026 midterms. On this week's Slate Plus bonus episode of Amicus, co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern sift through the clues, politics, and legacy management that may be driving Alito toward retirement."
"Mark Joseph Stern: I agree. And the first reason is the announcement of the justice's forthcoming memoir, which is pompously titled So Ordered: An Originalist's View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country. Of course, justices do publish books on the bench. But there are some indications that this particular release will be a farewell postscript for Alito's service."
Multiple recent developments have prompted speculation that Justice Samuel Alito could retire before the 2026 midterm elections. The justice announced a forthcoming memoir titled So Ordered: An Originalist's View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country, scheduled for October 6, the day after the Supreme Court's next term begins. October release timing is unusual because justices typically publish earlier to promote books while not tied to the D.C. oral-argument schedule. Observers point to political timing, legacy management, and the potential for President Donald Trump to nominate a MAGA-aligned successor as factors shaping retirement calculus.
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