'That’s Up To Him': Democrats Would Rather Not Talk About Stephen Breyer Retiring
3 years, 7 months ago

'That’s Up To Him': Democrats Would Rather Not Talk About Stephen Breyer Retiring

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats have an incredibly fragile 50-seat majority in the Senate, a reality that is fueling calls for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire this year so President Joe Biden can appoint his replacement. Though she became a liberal icon, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg decided against retiring under former President Barack Obama, for example. “I wouldn’t presume to tell a Supreme Court justice to retire but he, more than anyone, knows the political reality,” Blumenthal said. It’s not like whoever Biden would nominate would change the balance of the court much,” Sen. John Cornyn told HuffPost.

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Breyer Officially Retires From Supreme Court Thursday, Clearing Way For Jackson
2 years, 5 months ago

Breyer Officially Retires From Supreme Court Thursday, Clearing Way For Jackson

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told the White House he will officially retire at noon Thursday, clearing the way for Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. “This past January, I wrote to inform you of my intent to retire from regular active service as an Associate Justice of the …

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer tells Biden he will retire at noon THURSDAY after last opinions
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer tells Biden he will retire at noon THURSDAY after last opinions

Daily Mail  

Thursday will mark the final day on the Supreme Court bench for 83-year-old Justice Stephen Breyer, clearing the way for future Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first black woman on the high court. Breyer's retirement officially goes into effect at 12 p.m. on June 30, the court's final day of handing down opinions, he said in a letter …

Breyer leaves a court more conservative than one he joined
2 years, 10 months ago

Breyer leaves a court more conservative than one he joined

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the nearly 30 years that Justice Stephen Breyer has spent on the Supreme Court, it has been conservative, then more conservative and now much more conservative. It was a year after the departure of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the court’s first female justice and a moderate who was replaced by the more conservative Justice Samuel Alito. In …

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer set to retire
2 years, 10 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer set to retire

The Hindu  

The senior most justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Stephen Breyer, a moderate liberal, is expected to announce his retirement, making way for U.S. President Joe Biden to nominate another justice in his place. “I will select a nominee worthy of Justice Breyer’s legacy of excellence and decency,” Mr. Biden told reporters at the White House, with Mr. Breyer standing …

Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first court pick
2 years, 10 months ago

Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first court pick

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Longtime liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, numerous sources said Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden his first high court opening, which he has pledged to fill with the historic naming of the court’s first Black woman. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Biden’s nominee “will receive a prompt hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee and will …

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces retirement
2 years, 10 months ago

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces retirement

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate a Black woman to the US high court now dominated by conservatives. United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has announced he will retire, giving President Joe Biden an opportunity to nominate a new jurist to the country’s highest court. The US Supreme Court currently has a 6-3 conservative majority that has taken …

Column: Breyer’s retirement gives Democrats a chance for a new justice — and a political reboot
2 years, 10 months ago

Column: Breyer’s retirement gives Democrats a chance for a new justice — and a political reboot

LA Times  

Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer is retiring, giving President Biden a chance to fulfill a pledge to appoint the first Black woman to the court. Better late than never came the news on Wednesday that Justice Stephen G. Breyer will retire after the Supreme Court’s term ends in June, and before the midterm election that could restore Mitch McConnell …

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat
2 years, 10 months ago

Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a new standard. In a statement, Manchin said he takes the Senate’s role to advise and consent on Supreme Court nominations “very …

Supreme Court vacancy offers Biden, Democrats a chance to energize voters after setbacks
2 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court vacancy offers Biden, Democrats a chance to energize voters after setbacks

LA Times  

President Biden, meeting with CEOs about the economy Wednesday, deferred questions on Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s retirement to the justice, noting he hadn’t officially announced his plans. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer’s retirement provides President Biden and Democrats a golden opportunity to move past recent setbacks and reenergize Black and progressive voters ahead of the midterm. Appointing the nation’s …

US Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden a pick
2 years, 10 months ago

US Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden a pick

Al Jazeera  

Opening could pave the way for the nomination of the first Black woman to the US high court. United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, creating an opening on the nine-member high court, according to US media reports. “Let him make whatever statement he wants to make, and I’m happy to talk about it later.” Breyer’s retirement would …

What We Know (And Don't Know) About Justice Breyer's Retirement Plans
3 years, 5 months ago

What We Know (And Don't Know) About Justice Breyer's Retirement Plans

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING When the Supreme Court issued its final rulings for this term on Thursday, all eyes were on Justice Stephen Breyer. The 83-year-old is the court’s oldest member, and for months the expectation has been that the left-leaning judge would soon retire from the court so President Joe Biden could nominate a younger replacement. Doing so would ensure …

Does Breyer follow big term with retirement, or hang around?
3 years, 5 months ago

Does Breyer follow big term with retirement, or hang around?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After writing two of the Supreme Court’s biggest decisions this year, Stephen Breyer could say he’s come to a fitting end of nearly 27 years as a justice and announce his retirement. But on one occasion that could resonate with Breyer, the court’s summer break had already begun when Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said she would retire once …

Stephen Breyer watch intensifies as Supreme Court term nears its close
3 years, 5 months ago

Stephen Breyer watch intensifies as Supreme Court term nears its close

CNN  

CNN — Justice Stephen Breyer has taken a commanding role in the final days of the Supreme Court session, writing decisions preserving Obamacare and bolstering student free speech and, when conservatives ruled against union organizing on agricultural land, forcefully dissenting for the left wing. Asked Friday whether Biden hopes to see a justice retire this year, White House press secretary …

Liberal-funded ads call for Justice Stephen Breyer to retire
3 years, 6 months ago

Liberal-funded ads call for Justice Stephen Breyer to retire

CNN  

Washington CNN — Calls for liberal Justice Stephen Breyer to retire when the annual Supreme Court session ends in a few weeks are intensifying, following Sen. Mitch McConnell’s warning this week that he may block a Democratic Supreme Court nominee should Republicans win the Senate in the November 2022 midterm elections. Demand Justice RELATED: Nothing Justice Stephen Breyer has said …

Breyer says big Supreme Court changes could diminish trust
3 years, 8 months ago

Breyer says big Supreme Court changes could diminish trust

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Justice Stephen Breyer on Tuesday said liberal advocates of big changes at the Supreme Court, including expanding the number of justices, should think “long and hard” about what they’re proposing. Politically driven change could diminish the trust Americans place in the court, Breyer said in the prepared text of a long speech he gave remotely Tuesday to Harvard …

Breyer mum as some liberals urge him to quit Supreme Court
3 years, 9 months ago

Breyer mum as some liberals urge him to quit Supreme Court

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Forgive progressives who aren’t looking forward to the sequel of their personal “Nightmare on First Street,” a Supreme Court succession story. The original followed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s decision to forgo retirement from the high court, located on First Street in Washington, when Democrats controlled the White House and the Senate during six years of Barack Obama’s presidency, …

Justice Breyer reminisces about RBG, ducks questions about Barrett
4 years, 2 months ago

Justice Breyer reminisces about RBG, ducks questions about Barrett

CNN  

CNN — Justice Stephen Breyer spoke Thursday about the death of his colleague Ruth Bader Ginsburg saying, “my goodness, I’ll miss her” but he declined, when asked, to comment on her wish – reportedly made days before she died – to have her seat filled after the election. The issue – called “stare decisis” in legalese – will be a …

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: a warrior for gender parity
4 years, 3 months ago

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: a warrior for gender parity

The Hindu  

The passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is tantamount to a major loss for the progressive movement in that country, as it leaves the highest court, already leaning conservative, firmly in the grasp of those who might rewrite the law on the issues such as reproductive rights, immigration, healthcare and more. Balanced approach In diverse applications of …

Ahead of US elections, Trump vows female successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘next week’ as Democrats hit back
4 years, 3 months ago

Ahead of US elections, Trump vows female successor to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘next week’ as Democrats hit back

Firstpost  

Donald Trump, who is lagging in the polls behind Joe Biden, has a powerful incentive to move ahead: providing a jolt of enthusiasm among his anti-abortion and evangelical supporters Washington: US President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to quickly nominate a successor, likely a woman, to replace late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only a day after the death of …

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