{"id":31793,"date":"2026-08-08T02:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31793"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:42:25","slug":"samuel-alito-staying-on-supreme-court-bench-for-another-term-after-npr-erroneously-reported-his-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31793","title":{"rendered":"Samuel Alito staying on Supreme Court bench for another term after NPR erroneously reported his retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div 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Medichini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Discussion of Alito\u2019s future hit a fever pitch in June, when a mistake by a veteran Supreme Court reporter at National Public Radio <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/30\/us-news\/npr-erroneously-reports-samuel-alito-is-retiring\/\">resulted in the erroneous publication<\/a> of a previously prepared retirement story.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/01\/media\/nprs-alito-retirement-blunder-raises-eyebrows-after-reporters-not-plausible-explanation-stuns-media-world\/\">The story was quickly retracted<\/a> and the court confirmed it was inaccurate, but that did not stop the talk about what Alito might do. <\/p>\n<p>A retirement would likely have given Republican President Donald Trump a chance to name a fourth Supreme Court justice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter 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