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FAKE NEWS! NPR's SCOTUS Scribe Nina Totenberg Claimed Justice Alito Was Retiring

National “Public” Radio legal reporter Nina Totenberg turned 82 in January, and she may be losing a step. On Tuesday, as the Supreme Court put out its final opinions of the term, she posted a false report on NPR’s website (and then repeated on air) that Justice Samuel Alito, 76, was calling it quits. “Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the Supreme Court’s opinion reversing Roe v. Wade, is retiring, the court announced Tuesday,” the article began. The court did not announce that. Totenberg had a pre-written analysis of Alito’s tenure on the top court ready to go, but the shocking part is she never called Alito’s office to confirm, which is Journalism 101.

newsbusters.org     Jul 01, 2026