This has been reported over the months as a fake story... from the Santa Monica Observer.
Likely a strategy to attract traffic to this little (free) paper.
Possibly. It has been updated with the latest... maybe we should consider this a rumor at this point. I'm seeing this in other parts of the Internet. I think there's enough truth to it now to post it which is why I did.
Her little frail body can't possibly take much more. She stated she will retire from the Supreme Court when she can no longer do it full steam. That time is now.