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On Tuesday morning, amidst the release of several consequential Supreme Court rulings, NPR ran a story stating that Justice Samuel Alito had just announced his retirement \u2014 but he hadn\u2019t. The news outlet quickly retracted the story<\/u>, issuing an apology. But according to one DC insider, this minor media incident may have in fact revealed Alito\u2019s impending retirement, which would have major implications for the future of the court and country. <\/p>\n

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\u201cGiven that the Speaker had a statement ready to go, and that Nina Totenberg is the dean of the SCOTUS press corps, who is a logical recipient of this big retirement story, this looks like an embargo broken to me,\u201d posted Douglas Farrar<\/u>, Former Director of Public Affairs at the Federal Trade Commission. \u201cI expect we’ll see Alito announce his retirement soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Farrar was referring to three key points. First, the retracted NPR story by Nina Totenberg. Second, the rumor<\/u> that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had sent an email to staff and stakeholders with the subject \u201cThank you, Justice Alito.\u201d And finally, the concept of a \u201cmedia embargo,\u201d in which a piece of news is shared with select media outlets with the understanding that it won\u2019t be revealed until an agreed-upon time, allowing journalists to prepare their stories. As Farrar suggests, the NPR story and Johnson email could both be the result of a broken embargo, and Alito\u2019s actual announcement is soon to come.<\/p>\n

If that is the case, it means two things. First, and less importantly, Totenberg and someone working in Johnson\u2019s communications team have a lot of explaining to do, and they are unlikely to be trusted with scoops in the future. <\/p>\n

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But more importantly, if Alito is in fact leaving, that means President Donald Trump<\/u> will appoint his replacement \u2014 a move he would be eager to press with the midterms looming. If the Republican Party takes the losses that are projected and loses its majority, the Democrats will be significantly better positioned to oppose confirmation of his nominees. <\/p>\n

If Alito is indeed retiring, it would represent a strategic move on the part of conservatives, affording Trump<\/u> the opportunity to select his fourth judge rather than leaving the possibility open to a Democratic successor were Alito to retire or die during a future term. This ensures that Republicans will shape the court for a generation and have a major impact on how the judiciary drives policy for decades to come. <\/p>\n

While this certainly represents a threat to the Democratic agenda, interestingly enough, rumors of Alito\u2019s retirement came as the Supreme Court issued a consequential ruling<\/u> in which three conservative justices \u2014 including two appointed by Trump \u2014 slapped down the president\u2019s executive order attacking birthright citizenship.<\/p>\n

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