Stephen Breyer to retire from supreme court, giving Biden chance to pick liberal judge
by Joanna Walters and Ed Pilkington in New York and a from US news | The Guardian on (#5VEKW)
Breyer, 83, had been under pressure from progressives eager to fill a seat on the supreme court while the Democrats hold power
Justice Stephen Breyer will retire from the supreme court, according to widespread media reporting on Wednesday, which, if confirmed by the court, will provide Joe Biden with the opportunity to fulfill a campaign pledge by nominating the first Black woman judge to the bench.
Such a choice would be a milestone and bolster the liberal wing of the bench, even as it weathers a dominant conservative super-majority achieved under the Trump administration.
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