Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, paving the way for President Joe Biden to appoint his first Supreme Court justice, according to reports published Wednesday. Several unnamed sources spoke to Fox News, NPR, NBC, CNN, The Associated Press, and other corporate media outlets in confirming that Breyer, 83, will step down. One source said…
Supreme Court Justice Breyer Dismisses Retirement Calls
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Sunday again asserted that he doesn’t intend to retire yet, amid a growing push by congressional Democrats and left-leaning groups for the liberal-leaning justice to resign during President Joe Biden’s first term so Biden can nominate his replacement. During an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” Breyer, a Clinton appointee, brushed…
Justice Breyer Issues Warning to Democrats Who Want to Remake Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer issued a warning on Democrats wanting to remake the Supreme Court, including expanding the institution with justices, suggesting that Republicans will exploit Democrats’ agenda. Breyer, in a wide-ranging interview with NPR, said he will not kowtow to calls from progressive lawmakers to retire due to his age. “I’m only going…
Sen. Klobuchar Says Breyer’s Retirement Should Come ‘Sooner Rather Than Later’
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer should retire “sooner rather than later,” a top Democrat senator said in a new interview. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said she would not speculate on the retirement of Breyer, the oldest justice on the nation’s top court at age 82. But she noted that Breyer, in rare public comments, named…
Breyer, Top Liberal Supreme Court Justice, Says He Hasn’t Decided on Retirement
The oldest Supreme Court justice says he has not decided when he will retire amid a push by Democrats to get him to step down. Justice Stephen Breyer, a Clinton nominee, is and one of three justices nominated by a Democrat president. The 82-year-old has faced a growing push by congressional Democrats and left-leaning groups…
Breyer, Top Liberal Supreme Court Justice, Hasn’t Decided on Retirement
The oldest Supreme Court justice says he has not decided when he will retire amid a push by Democrats to get him to step down. Justice Stephen Breyer, a Clinton nominee, is and one of three justices nominated by a Democrat president. The 82-year-old has faced a growing push by congressional Democrats and left-leaning groups…
If Breyer Retires, Look for Adherent of Living Constitution to Take his Place
News Analysis Justice Stephen Breyer of the Supreme Court has recently been urged by progressives to retire early from the bench, preferably sooner rather than later, to get another adherent of the living constitution theory onto the bench. While the Supreme Court is often described as split between liberals and conservatives, perhaps a more accurate…
Alan Dershowitz: ‘Radical Left’ Campaign to Get Justice Breyer to Retire Will ‘Backfire’
The left-wing campaign to pressure Justice Stephen Breyer to quit the Supreme Court will backfire, said Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz. Over the past several months, progressives in Congress and left-wing opinion piece writers have increasingly called on Breyer—who is part of the Supreme Court’s liberal wing—to step down due to his age after the…
Biden Won’t Push Supreme Court Justice Breyer to Retire: White House
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that President Joe Biden will not interfere in Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s decision about when to retire, with the 82-year-old judge facing growing pressure from progressive groups to throw in the judicial towel. “He believes that’s a decision Justice Breyer will make when he decides it’s…
Justice Stephen Breyer: Expanding the Court Could Further Erode Public Trust
Justice Stephen Breyer said Tuesday that expanding the Supreme Court to decrease the power of its conservative majority could further erode public trust and weaken the court’s influence. Breyer defended the court’s independence, invoking its refusal to hear former President Donald Trump’s multiple attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. He added that…
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