NPR's Retracted Story About Alito Retiring Sparks Speculation It Might Soon Prove True: 'Sure Wonder If That Was Embargo

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Source: MEDIAite

Jun 30th, 2026, 3:36 pm


NPR and its longtime legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg had to make an embarrassing retraction Tuesday after reporting that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring — but certain aspects of the kerfuffle had commentators abuzz that the story may soon prove true after all. Totenberg’s article initially reported that Alito was retiring as the nation’s highest court wrapped the release of several major opinions, including striking down President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to end birthright citizenship.

Shortly after the article was published, a moderator in the live chat at SCOTUSblog that had been discussing the morning’s opinions noted that the court’s public information officer “just emphasized that the court has not made any announcement to that effect.”

NPR retracted the article and replaced it with an author’s note saying that it was “erroneously published,” and the nonprofit media organization’s editor in chief Tommy Evans issued a statement:

Due to a misunderstanding, NPR’s Supreme Court and Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg incorrectly reported that Justice Samuel Alito had retired,” said Evans in the statement. “Neither Justice Alito nor the Supreme Court Public Information Office has announced his retirement.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/nprs-retracted-story-about-alito-retiring-sparks-speculation-it-might-soon-prove-true-sure-wonder-if-that-was-embargoed/

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if there was an Alito retirement pre-write from Nina Totenberg in the cooker, we should probably expect Alito to announce his retirement at some point soon
1:03 PM · Jun 30, 2026

[NCDem47]

1. If this turns out to be true...

Does it telegraph a real fear that Rs could loose the Senate this midterms and this has to be worked out before then?

[BumRushDaShow]

2. I always assumed he would go before the election

so the fascists could slam a youngish loon in there (I doubt Loose Cannon where Ted Cruz's name keeps bubbling up instead),

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. I always assumed he and Clarence would go in the lame duck period after the midterms. Nt

[BumRushDaShow]

5. I don't think Thomas is going anywhere

He'll stay until he drops like his mentor Scalia.

[msongs]

4. replacement as young and radical as possible. maybe stephan miller?

[3Hotdogs]

6. So if Alito goes or Clarance drops dead, what piece of shit will Trump choose to repla --- Wait. I know. Call on me.

Who else but John Yoo.

[LudwigPastorius]

7. "Who else but John Yoo."

I'm going to go way out on a limb and say, it'll be some rich, white asshole.