Visitors line up outside the U.S. Supreme Court building to watch proceedings of pending appeals at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital last month after falling “ill” in a previously unreported incident, CNN reported on Friday.
Citing "people with knowledge of the incident,” CNN reported that on March 20 during a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Alito had fallen “ill” and was taken to a nearby hospital. He was evaluated and treated for dehydration before returning home that same night. The incident has not been previously reported, and Alito declined to comment on the matter when pressed by CNN.
Alito, 76, has contemplated retirement, according to his “close friends” who spoke with CNN on the condition of anonymity.
