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Her 2007 book, &#8220;Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for the Control of the United States Supreme Court&#8221; (Penguin Press), gained critical acclaim and became an instant New York Times Bestseller.\n                <\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/jan-crawford\/\" class=\"author__profile__bio-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Read Full Bio<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"content__meta content__meta--timestamp\">\n            <time datetime=\"2026-04-17T19:16:00-0400\">April 17, 2026 \/ 7:16 PM EDT<\/time><br \/>\n            \/ CBS News\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header><\/div>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Sources close to Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirm that he is not planning to retire this year. Sources close to Justice Clarence Thomas also tell CBS News that he does not plan to step down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That indicates that this year, with the midterm elections on the horizon, President Trump will not be able to plan on an opportunity to make his fourth nomination to the Supreme Court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alito&#8217;s plans were first reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/alito-not-expected-retire-term-cooling-supreme-court-vacancy-speculation-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by Fox News<\/a>. 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