Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito confirmed Friday he’s staying on the nation’s highest court, weeks after a swell of speculation about a possible retirement.

“Obviously, I’m here for another term,” Alito, 76, said in an interview published in The Wall Street Journal’s editorial section.

Discussion of Alito’s future hit a fever pitch in June, when a mistake by a veteran Supreme Court reporter at National Public Radio resulted in the erroneous publication of a previously prepared retirement story.

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        17 hours ago

        Maybe both, illness and booze? Given the luck we’ve had in this country recently, he is probably perfectly healthy and this is just him trying to duplicate Trump’s tanning cream look, which would be the worst explanation of all.