Here's what you need to know about news of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer's retirement (1/5)
The Clinton-appointed justice recalled something Justice Antonin Scalia had told him."He said, 'I don't want somebody appointed who will just reverse everything I've done for the last 25 years,'" Breyer said. He added that this would"inevitably be in the psychology" of his decision.
It was a rare acknowledgement: Breyer recognized the possibility that by delaying his retirement further, he increased the risk that his successor would be ideologically opposed to everything he's done on the bench. Though we may never know the degree to which this influenced Breyer's thinking, Senate Republicans have been surprisingly candid in recent months about their plans in the event of his retirement.the possibility of confirming a high court nominee in 2024 — if there's a Republican majority in the chamber.
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