Hospital visit fuels speculation about Samuel Alito’s future on supreme court
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“US supreme court justice Samuel Alito was reportedly taken to a hospital after becoming sick at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia in March”
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— The Federalist Party was a conservative and nationalist American political party and the first known political party in the United States. It dominated the national government under Alexander Hamilton…
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— The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (FedSoc) is an American conservative and libertarian legal organization that advocates for a textualist and originalist interpretation of the U…
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— Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. ( ə-LEE-toh; born April 1, 1950) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated to the high court by Pres…
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“A CNN report said Alito was checked by medical staff and given fluids due to dehydration”
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“He later returned to his home in Virginia that same night with his security detail”
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“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”
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“After that examination and the administration of fluids for dehydration, he returned home that night, as previously planned”
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“Justice Alito was thoroughly checked by his own physician, and he returned to work the following Monday for oral argument”
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“Alito, who turned 76 on Wednesday and has served on the court for 20 years”
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— The Roberts Court is the time since 2005 during which the Supreme Court of the United States has been led by John Roberts as Chief Justice. Roberts succeeded William Rehnquist as Chief Justice after R…
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— Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. ( ə-LEE-toh; born April 1, 1950) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated to the high court by Pres…
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— The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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“Appointed by then-president George W Bush in 2006”
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— The demographics of the Supreme Court of the United States encompass the gender, ethnicity, and religious, geographic, and economic backgrounds of the 116 people who have been appointed and confirmed …
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— Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. ( ə-LEE-toh; born April 1, 1950) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated to the high court by Pres…
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— On October 31, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated Samuel Alito for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Alito's nomination…
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“He has become the focus of growing discussion among commentators and media outlets across the political spectrum about whether he might step down”
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“He is widely regarded as one of the most consistently conservative justices on the supreme court”
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“Appointed by then-president George W Bush in 2006, he has often pushed the court to the right on several issues such as abortion and religious freedom, frequently aligning with fellow conservative justice Clarence Thomas”
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“Trump appointed three justices during his first presidency: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett”
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“Demand Justice, a prominent progressive legal advocacy group, is rolling out a multimillion-dollar effort in advance to oppose potential Trump supreme court nominees”
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“The campaign will begin with $3m in funding, with an additional $15m planned if Trump moves forward with nominations to replace Thomas or Alito”
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“Recent polling from YouGov and the Economist found Trump’s approval rating at 35% as the war in Iran becomes more prolonged”
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