BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire
NBC’s Pete Williams has the scoop, which CNBC got online first:
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, NBC News reported Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden a crucial opportunity to replace the liberal justice.
NBC News adds:
Breyer is one of the three remaining liberal justices, and his decision to retire after more than 27 years on the court allows President Joe Biden to appoint a successor who could serve for several decades and, in the short term, maintain the current 6-3 split between conservative and liberal justices.
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