Legal scholars publish letter calling for Stephen Breyer to retire from supreme court
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5K5DY)
Academics join groups including Black Lives Matter and Sunrise Movement following Mitch McConnell's remarks on Biden nominees
A group of 18 legal academics has issued an extraordinary joint letter urging the US supreme court justice Stephen Breyer to retire so that Joe Biden can name his successor.
The intervention came after Mitch McConnell, the Republican minority leader in the Senate, warned that Biden would not get a supreme court nominee confirmed in 2024 if Republicans regain control of the chamber and a vacancy arises.
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