The Latest Breaking News from Stephen Breyer

In the days since Justice Stephen Breyer’s plan to retire went public, some Republicans have been putting out the word that they do not plan a big fight over his replacement. But it’s a mistake for them to stand down, especially before President Joe Biden has even announced a nominee.

A Black woman — any Black woman — nominated to fill Stephen Breyer’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court will be “someone who is the beneficiary” of an affirmative action “quota,” according to Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker.

Pressure campaign was fired by fear of repeat of disaster when Republicans replaced Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Democrats have fractured repeatedly over President Joe Biden’s agenda, stalling legislation and creating an atmosphere of mistrust that threatens the party’s political prospects in November

‘While a lot of people like money and fame, the Occam’s razor explanation for those like Carlson and Ingraham is that they are just terrible people’

Whomever Joe Biden nominates for the Supreme Court will not change its current ideological split, but a black, female Justice would certainly give internal politics a shake-up.

The justices commended Breyer, referring to him as a great jurist and a friend.

Maybe it’s just wishful thinking, but Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement offers Republicans a real opportunity. No, not the opportunity to install yet another hard-right conservative on the bench. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell already can claim victory for the kinds of obstructionist and unfair manipulation that yielded the court’s…

The news on Wednesday of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the Supreme Court at the end of this blockbuster term marks an historical transition point.