NPR retracts a report that said Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring. Multiple outlets report that the story appeared briefly on NPR’s website and was also carried on NPR broadcast before being removed. NPR then issues an editor’s note stating that the retirement report was erroneous and that neither Alito nor the Supreme Court had announced any retirement.
According to reporting summarized by other publications, the incorrect information traces back to a misunderstanding connected to remarks made by Chief Justice John Roberts at the end of the Supreme Court term. NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg is cited as the reporter associated with the story, and additional coverage says NPR later explained how the information was received and why it did not match any official announcement.
The Washington Post and other sources note that the correction comes as the court releases major end-of-term decisions, with no announcement of a planned departure. Overall, the retraction centers on NPR acknowledging it published inaccurate information about Alito’s status and correcting the record shortly after.
