No, Samuel Alito Has Not Retired From The Supreme Court—False Story Goes Viral I cover breaking news.Jun 30, 2026, 11:32am EDTToplineNational Public Radio retracted a story that reported Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito would retire, insisting the story was “published in error” minutes after it went viral online—although speculation about the 76-year-old judge’s possible retirement has continued since he was briefly hospitalized in April.Alito has not announced his retirement as of Tuesday morning.Getty ImagesKey FactsAlito has not announced his retirement as of Tuesday morning, and Forbes has reached out to the Supreme Court’s public information office for further comment.This is a breaking story and will be updated.LOADING VIDEO PLAYER...FORBES’ FEATURED Video