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Previously, Alito has suggested that if Donald Trump wins the 2024 election, he would strongly consider retiring. I wrote a sourced paragraph discussing exactly that. This edit was removed by GuardianH saying "none of the sources support that" even though they very clearly do, WP.SYNTH. I believe I have fixed the issue. If something else comes up regarding this issue, add to this topic page. Historyobsessor (talk) 02:15, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Newsweek source you cited has nothing in it that supports "he has privately said he would consider retiring from the court if Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election." All King writes in the article is repeating a CNN article that Alito "has reflected in private about retirement." GuardianH (talk) 05:27, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose inclusion because the 2024 election has not yet been held, and this is speculation. If Trump were to win, or Alito were to publicly comment on it, then we could include it. See WP:SPECULATION.JohnAdams1800 (talk) 00:24, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As an update, since Trump won the 2024 presidential election, Alito may well retire. But unless there are RS stating Alito will retire, which can include Alito himself, the article should not include any such content. JohnAdams1800 (talk) 20:10, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There should be a new image because he looks a lot older now than he did then 78.150.95.227 (talk) 23:18, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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In the first two citations in the Further reading section, please change the {{!}} to pipes (|). Thanks 176.108.139.1 (talk) 18:15, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For clarity, change

* {{cite book {{!}}last1=Avery {{!}}first1=M. {{!}}last2=McLaughlin {{!}}first2=D. {{!}}year=2021 {{!}}title=The Federalist Society: How Conservatives Took the Law Back from Liberals {{!}}publisher=Vanderbilt University Press {{!}}isbn=978-0-8265-0339-8 }}
* {{Cite magazine {{!}}last=Bazelon {{!}}first=Emily {{!}}date=October 31, 2005 {{!}}title=Alito v. O'Connor {{!}}url=http://www.slate.com/id/2129096/nav/tap1/ {{!}}archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511063923/http://www.slate.com/id/2129096/nav/tap1/ {{!}}archive-date=May 11, 2011 {{!}}magazine=[[Slate (magazine){{!}}Slate]]}}

to

* {{cite book |last1=Avery |first1=M. |last2=McLaughlin |first2=D. |year=2021 |title=The Federalist Society: How Conservatives Took the Law Back from Liberals |publisher=Vanderbilt University Press |isbn=978-0-8265-0339-8 }}
* {{Cite magazine |last=Bazelon |first=Emily |date=October 31, 2005 |title=Alito v. O'Connor |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2129096/nav/tap1/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511063923/http://www.slate.com/id/2129096/nav/tap1/ |archive-date=May 11, 2011 |magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}

so that they appear as:

• Avery, M.; McLaughlin, D. (2021). The Federalist Society: How Conservatives Took the Law Back from Liberals. Vanderbilt University Press. ISBN 978-0-8265-0339-8.

• Bazelon, Emily (October 31, 2005). "Alito v. O'Connor". Slate. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011.

 Done meamemg (talk) 18:53, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/politics/samuel-alito-princess-gloria.html

The Princess and the Justice Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis bonded with Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. over Catholicism and ending abortion. She introduced him to her sumptuous world when he visited her Bavarian palace. JohnAdams1800 (talk) 00:28, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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There is no record, I could find, of Samuel Alito receiving the Order if Merit of the Italian Republic in 2017 or any other year. Please verify or delete the awards entry on Alito's profile. 167.160.82.50 (talk) 14:19, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done Theeverywhereperson (talk here) 16:03, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]