On Friday, we learned that on March 20th, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was briefly treated and released for what has been described as a "dehydration" issue. He was not admitted and has suffered no further effects.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration at a hospital after a previously undisclosed March 20 incident in Philadelphia, sources told Fox News.
He was not admitted and returned home the same night without complications.
Alito, 76, attended a Federalist Society dinner that evening and reported feeling lightheaded, prompting his security detail to recommend a precautionary hospital visit. Sources said the justice has had no issues since.
Justice Alito was nominated to the Supreme Court by President George W. Bush in 2005, and has served on the court since 2006. His previous positions included service as a jdge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit as well as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
Alito is one of the Court's originalists, penning the majority opinion in cases like McDonald vs. City of Chicago and Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization. He is, at present, the only military veteran on the Supreme Court.
There has recently been some discussion that Justice Alito was considering retirement, possibly to ensure that President Donald Trump was able to nominate his replacement, but Justice Alito has himself made no such announcement, nor has he even hinted at it.
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Justice Alito is married and has two children.
This is a developing story. We will bring updates when (if) events warrant.
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