Justice Samuel Alito has dismissed rumors of his imminent retirement from the Supreme Court. In an interview published Friday, August 7, 2026, by The Wall Street Journal, Alito stated he is "here for another term."

This marks Alito's first public comment on his future plans since NPR mistakenly reported that he had announced his retirement on the Supreme Court's final opinion day. The erroneous NPR report sparked speculation about the conservative justice's departure, which Alito has now firmly denied.

The Supreme Court justice's clarification puts to rest recent uncertainty regarding his tenure on the nation's highest court.

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