BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden and Democrats a chance to fill a crucial spot in the nation’s top court.
. Democrats have been urging Breyer to retire since President Joe Biden took office last year in order to give the president ample time to fill his seat. After Biden selects a nominee, his choice will have to be confirmed by the Senate.
Currently, there is a conservative majority in the court, with five right-leaning justices and four liberals. Replacing Breyer won’t change the partisan makeup of the court, given that Biden chooses a liberal, but it will secure a liberal spot on the court for the remainder of the justice’s lifetime appointment.
Securing this seat is critical for Democrats, as Republicans have fought tooth and nail to pack the court with conservative justices; in 2017, the GOP changed the filibuster rules to do so, a measure thatLast year, Republicans rushed to fill liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s spot before the general election.
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