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-longest serving 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.
And if Alito wants to step down while Republicans control the Senate, he may not want to gamble on this year’s midterm elections.
