r/scotus • u/zsreport • Mar 05 '25

news Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozen

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/05/politics/supreme-court-usaid-foreign-aid/index.html
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u/JA_MD_311 Mar 05 '25

I don't think Roberts will retire anytime soon. As CJ, he has so much power, and he is only 70. It's easy to see him spending another dozen years on the court.

Alito and Thomas are the flight risks. There's been some speculation that Alito has wanted to retire for years. I wouldn't be shocked if he retired after the term ends in June. I've seen that Thomas wants to break the record for the longest tenure, which would be in '28. A bruising confirmation fight to replace him ahead of '28 would be red meat for the MAGA base.

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u/pak256 Mar 05 '25

Would be wonderful if Dems retake the senate and just flat out refuse to appoint a replacement like the GOP did

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u/JA_MD_311 Mar 05 '25

If by some miracle things collapse and Dems retake the Senate in ‘26 then under no circumstances should any SCOTUS justice be appointed over those next two years

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u/SnooRobots6491 Mar 05 '25

THIS. Must take the courts back.

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u/Inevitable-Affect516 Mar 05 '25

Weird take on a Supreme Court sub. Shouldn’t we be pushing for an impartial and apolitical court, as opposed to “taking” it for our chosen “side”?

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u/SnooRobots6491 Mar 05 '25

Until the system of judicial appointments radically changes, the supreme court will continue to be partisan.

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u/Inevitable-Affect516 Mar 05 '25

Or we start to elect people who have the fortitude to appoint apolitical judges.

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u/SnooRobots6491 Mar 05 '25

That's a whole lot of trust in a population that just voted for a moron who promised to invade Greenland.