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This week’s R&D provides resources on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement and replacement. Breyer, a moderate liberal who has been on the Supreme Court since 1994, recently announced his retirement from the bench, allowing President Joe Biden the opportunity to make the first Supreme Court pick of his administration. Biden announced that he will fill the vacancy with a Black woman, fulfilling a campaign pledge. Rumored candidates include U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, California Supreme Court Justice Leondra R. Kruger, and U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs.
A source told TIME that Biden is considering ten candidates for the vacancy opened by Stephen Breyerhttps://t.co/nEQYL0WA63
— TIME (@TIME) February 3, 2022
Who will replace Stephen Breyer? @ElieNYC predicts: https://t.co/PUdJ5EKIls
— The Nation (@thenation) January 31, 2022
Supreme Court battles have become scorched-earth affairs, but President Biden’s pledge to name a Black woman to fill the vacancy has Republicans weighing how aggressive to be in opposing the nominee and how to do so without appearing racist and sexist. https://t.co/Oxx5LBvQWF
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) February 2, 2022
Joe Biden has pledged that the 116th Supreme Court justice will be a black woman—the first to sit on America’s highest court https://t.co/9qTtZ0Nhee
— The Economist (@EconUS) February 3, 2022
Ketanji Jackson is a favorite for Biden’s historic Supreme Court pick https://t.co/wDn9lfL54m
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 2, 2022
The problem of ‘the best person for the job’ on the Supreme Court https://t.co/mAknuYPxue
— The Independent (@Independent) February 2, 2022
The attack’s on Biden’s not-yet-named Supreme Court nominee “are meant to reiterate the narrative that liberals elevate unqualified Black Americans at the expense of others who are truly deserving,” @AdamSerwer writes: https://t.co/7lM5KwZcrZ
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 2, 2022
President Biden’s promise to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court follows a year in which the White House made increasing diversity throughout the federal bench a priority https://t.co/9TOS2vpHER
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 3, 2022
Justice Stephen Breyer will retire from the Supreme Court after nearly three decades on the bench, giving President Biden his first opportunity to nominate a replacement. https://t.co/44ff6sAEEU
— U.S. News & World Report (@usnews) February 3, 2022
McConnell looks to turn down the temperature on Supreme Court fight https://t.co/gNR1cVAAPY pic.twitter.com/m87jmf30IK
— The Hill (@thehill) February 3, 2022
The Supreme Court’s ultimate pragmatist made a pragmatic decision. https://t.co/c8Y6DQbHA5
— Slate (@Slate) February 3, 2022
A majority of Democrats (57%) say the Supreme Court is conservative, compared with just 18% of Republicans. https://t.co/0EfxwhvJtK pic.twitter.com/zcUT0XrBzv
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) February 3, 2022