Ketanji Brown Jackson, links, Kandidatin für das US-Berufungsgericht für den DC Circuit, und Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, Kandidatin für das US-Berufungsgericht für den Seventh Circuit, werden während ihrer Anhörung vor dem Justizausschuss des Senats im April vereidigt 28., 2021. (Tom Williams-Pool / Getty Images) Etwas abonnieren Die Nation Abonnieren Sie jetzt für nur 2 $ pro Monat! … Read more
US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to retire at the end of the court’s current term, clearing the way for President Biden to appoint a new justice. Biden said during a 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate in South Carolina that if elected, he would nominate a Black woman to the nation’s highest court, … Read more
In this installation of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses how the Supreme Court may change once Justice Stephen Breyer — a more moderate justice among the liberal minority — retires. They also consider whether the ensuing confirmation process will impact the country’s broader political environment in a midterm election year.
On Wednesday, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced that he will retire from the court at the end of this year’s term, setting up Democrats to nominate and confirm his successor later this year — in other words, in the months leading up to the 2022 election. Breyer’s retirement was widely expected, given his age … Read more