Justice Samuel Alito Was Taken To Hospital After Falling Ill During Dinner In Undisclosed Incident: Report

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital last month in a previously undisclosed incident, according to a new CNN report.

Alito, 76, reportedly fell ill during a Federalist Society dinner on March 20. CNN chief Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic reported on the March 20 dinner, citing multiple people with knowledge of the situation. Alito and Supreme Court officials refused to comment on the record on the matter.

After being taken to the hospital, Alito was reportedly given fluids to treat dehydration and he was released and returned to his Virginia home the same night with his security team.

The Federalist Society dinner, called “An Examination of the Jurisprudence of Samuel Alito,” was in Alito’s honor and being held at the University of Pennsylvania law school.

Alito has since attended oral arguments and appeared healthy conducting Supreme Court business. He helped preside over the oral arguments for a birthright citizenship case this week that was attended by President Donald Trump, the first president to attend oral arguments for a case in the Supreme Court.

Alito was first appointed to the Supreme Court in 2006 by then-President George W. Bush. He has a book, titled So Ordered, being released in October, focused on his “originalist” view of the Constitution and where he “identifies the threats to our liberties, and reflects on faith, the nature of law, and American culture.”

News of Alito’s hospital visit comes as much debate has grown about whether or not the conservative judge will be retiring in the near future. CNN reported that “close friends” have said Alito has “contemplated” retirement. Should he retire, he’d open the door to Trump getting to nominate a fourth judge to the Supreme Court.

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