NPR retracted an inaccurate story about Justice Samuel Alito’s supposed retirement on Tuesday after the latest series of Supreme Court decisions were handed down.
NPR published an editor’s note in place of the original article, owning up to the mistake.
“Earlier today we erroneously published a story saying that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring,” the news outlet said. “He has not announced his retirement and we have retracted the story.”
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The Supreme Court denied the reported announcement, saying no such statement had been made by the court or Alito himself. At age 76, Alito has long been expected to be one of the next justices who could retire.
Earlier Tuesday, the high court released several landmark rulings before recessing for the summer. Chief among these decisions was the one concerning birthright citizenship, as the court ruled President Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order violated the 14th Amendment.