The story NPR published - and then almost immediately retracted - at the end of June, which falsely claimed that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring, was one of the more bizarre and scandalous moments in the "news" organization's tumultuous history. NPR reported that Justice Alito was retiring, then retracted it 10 minutes later, saying it was “published in error.” “Obviously I’m here for another term,” Justice Alito, 76, says a month later, during a rare summertime visit to his chambers. I’m glad Justice Alito is not retiring — you couldn’t do better with a replacement! pic.twitter.com/53MxFQgpev — Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) August 7, 2026The next Supreme Court term starts October 5th and goes through June 30, 2027.