Justice Alito has bad news for right-wings’ plan to enshrine Supreme Court control

Donald Trump's 2024 win means that he could enshrine far-right conservatism even further in the U.S. Supreme Court — but Justice Samuel Alito is standing in the way.

Given Alito's age of 74, there was speculation that he and Justice Clarence Thomas, 76, could step down to make way for younger conservative justices who would be expected to maintain control long into the future.

Last week, Trump allies butted heads over asking the justice to step down.

But according to the Wall Street Journa Tuesday, Alito isn't going anywhere.

“Despite what some people may think, this is a man who has never thought about this job from a political perspective,” said a person close to Alito. “The idea that he’s going to retire for political considerations is not consistent with who he is.”

As the New York Times reported last week, speculation about shoving the justices out has "prompted fissures in the conservative world, eliciting a striking rebuke from Leonard Leo, a leader of the Federalist Society and arguably the most powerful figure in the conservative legal movement."

Both Alito and Thomas are younger than President-elect Donald Trump, who, at 78, will be the oldest president in history when he leaves office at 82.

Conservatives hold a 6-3 majority on the court and have lifetime appointments.

Read the full report here.