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 …
CNN — Senior Democrats are treading carefully around Justice Stephen Breyer these days, worried that a progressive push to get him to retire could either anger him or come off as overtly political – in either case potentially dashing their hopes of getting a young new liberal on the Supreme Court in his place. “I’m not sure that that kind …