Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire

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🗓️ 26 January 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Breyer's retirement gives President Biden his first opportunity to name a new justice to the court. During the presidential campaign, he pledged to name an African American woman if he got the chance.

This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Scott Detrow, and legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:06.8	It is 129 PM on Wednesday the 26th of January.
0:11.5	I'm Tamer Keith.
0:12.5	I cover the White House.
0:13.5	I'm Scott Detrill.
0:14.5	I also cover the White House.
0:15.9	And I'm Nina Tottenberg.
0:16.9	I cover the Supreme Court.
0:18.5	And we all know why Nina is here.
0:21.0	Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire.
0:25.7	That is what Nina is reporting.
0:27.2	That is what everyone is now reporting.
0:29.4	And he is part of what you would call the liberal wing of the court.
0:33.2	But before we get to the politics of this, let's lay out some basic facts.
0:38.7	Nina has an announcement happened.
0:41.0	How do we know this?
0:42.9	And when does he plan to retire?
0:45.2	He plans to retire.
0:46.2	It's my understanding.
0:47.2	At the end of the court term, usually at the end of June, that would give the Biden
0:52.6	administration plenty of time to get somebody nominated, have hearings, and be confirmed.
0:59.0	And then that person could immediately move into his slot at the Supreme Court during
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