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Jackson, in high court mix, traces law interest to preschool

When Ketanji Brown Jackson’s younger daughter was 11, she drafted a letter to President Barack Obama suggesting her federal-judge mom for a vacancy on the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's First Circuit Court Opinion

A unanimous panel rejects a Trump Administration change to rules on collective bargaining for government workers.

Reason

The Supreme Court Fight We Should Be Having

There are more productive things to argue about than identify politics.

Reason

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Ramesh Ponnuru: Every Supreme Court nominee deserves firm opposition

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.

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Editorial: Josh Hawley would see any Black woman as a ‘hard woke left’ choice for Supreme Court

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.

Tribune News Service

Russia is the ‘aggressor’, says White House, but Biden open to more talks with Putin – as it happened

White House dismisses Putin’s criticism of US and allies while Blinken urges Russia to pursue diplomatic path in Ukraine

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court shouldn't be covered in Ivy, 2 lawmakers say

Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham say it'd be good if the person named to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer doesn’t have an Ivy League degree

The Independent UK

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Term limit for Breyer replacement?

Supreme Court justices in the U.S. enjoy life tenure, but it has had unforeseen consequences

Salon

Collins knocks Biden for handling of Justice Breyer's replacement

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins criticized President Joe Biden for his “clumsy” handling of the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, saying the president’s pledge to pick a Black woman is overly political.

Tribune News Service

Supreme court: Stephen Breyer ‘did not want to die on bench’, says brother

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

The Guardian - US

Divided no more? Court opening may draw Democrats together

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

The Independent UK

Laura Ingraham displays graphic of George Soros clutching banknotes on Holocaust Remembrance Day

‘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’

The Independent UK

Supreme Court nomination: Shake-up or status quo?

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.

Newsroom.co.nz

Supreme Court justices honor Breyer after retirement announcement

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

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Editorial: For the sake of national unity, don't dig in on this Supreme Court nomination

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…

Tribune News Service

Noah Feldman: Breyer’s Supreme Court pragmatism will be missed

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.

Tribune News Service

Jay Ambrose: Identity politics and the Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, at the age of 83 and after three decades of demonstrating his brilliance and knowledge, is retiring. Past comments tell us what he wants as a replacement: someone of high legal skill to serve not as a politician seeking popularity or ideological objectives but as…

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement is good for the stability of our democracy

Panicked progressives weren’t shy about telling Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to stop judging and start golfing or gardening.

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Stephen L. Carter: Presidents have long wanted a diverse Supreme Court

In the wake of Justice Stephen Breyer’s rumored retirement, an odd controversy has swirled around President Joe Biden’s campaign pledge to appoint a Black woman to the first vacancy. Critics have compared the promise to college admission quotas; supporters have pointed out that President Ronald Reagan fulfilled his own campaign…

Reason

Charles Breyer on Stephen Breyer's Retirement: "I think it's clear that politics played a role"

A bit of political brotherly love.

Tribune News Service

Analysis: Breyer's exit nods to politics of the Supreme Court he decried

WASHINGTON — After a career trying to keep the U.S. Supreme Court above politics, Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement underscores just how central the court now is to the U.S. political wars.

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell tells Biden not to ‘outsource’ Supreme Court pick to ‘radical left’

President will nominate Stephen Breyer’s replacement by end of February

The Independent UK

Breyer's colleagues greet his retirement with well-wishes

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s colleagues are greeting the news of his retirement with remembrances and well-wishes

The Independent UK

Breyer leaves a court more conservative than one he joined

In the nearly 30 years that Justice Stephen Breyer has spent on the Supreme Court, it's been conservative, then more conservative and now much more conservative

The Independent UK

Low public confidence in Supreme Court as Breyer retires

Justice Stephen Breyer's impending retirement from the Supreme Court gives President Joe Biden his first pick at a time when the public has increasingly negative views of the high court

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