Justice Alito decries threats of political violence — and hints that he might RETIRE next year

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said in an interview that he is considering retiring next year.

Alito told CBS News that the harassment and physical threats judges are receiving are a new danger to the judicial system.

‘We are not part of any political movement. And we are not attempting to further any political agenda.’

CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford asked him if there was a decision that required particular courage, and he said the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was the leading example.

“I think that required courage by all of the justices in the majority,” said Alito.

“Of course … we didn’t know it at the time,” he added. “We didn’t know it when we produced the draft that was leaked, but it required