National Public Radio (NPR) is refusing to correct a story that was challenged by a trio of Supreme Court justices, triggering a flood of criticism. Citing anonymous sources, reporter Nina Totenberg said Chief Justice John Roberts “asked the other justices to mask up,” or wear masks, because Justice Sonia Sotomayor expressed concerns for her safety amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Totenberg said that because Justice Neil Gorsuch refused the request—Gorsuch has not worn a mask on the bench recently—Sotomayor began attending oral arguments from her chambers. In rare public statements a day later, all three justices responded to the report. Sotomayor and Gorsuch said Sotomayor did not ask  Gorsuch to wear a mask, adding that “while we may sometimes disagree about the law, we are warm colleagues and friends.” Even worse for NPR, which is partially funded by taxpayer money, Roberts said separately that “I did not request Justice …