Replacing Stephen Breyer
Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer holds up a copy of the United States Constitution as he announces his retirement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
After serving more than two decades on the Supreme Court, Justice Stephen Breyer announced that he would retire, which means President Biden has the rare opportunity to nominate a justice during his presidency. While we don’t know the nominee yet, we do know that President Biden has reiterated since Breyer’s retirement that he would make good on his promise to nominate the first Black woman to the nation’s highest court. We were joined by legal experts from around Illinois to get some reactions to the news and discuss Justice Breyer's legacy on the high court.
GUESTS:
Nakhia Crossley
President, Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago
Dr. Tonja Jacobi
Professor, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Carolyn Shapiro
Founder and Co-director, Chicago-Kent's Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (ISCOTUS) | Former clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer
Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring from the Supreme Court, giving President Biden a chance to nominate a new justice.https://t.co/YBDNMa7H6u
— Illinois Newsroom (@ILNewsroom) January 27, 2022
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