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Justice Stevens 'Will Surely' Retire Under Obama
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Apr 04, 2010 10:48am |
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| Media | TV News - FOX News |
| News Date | Sunday, April 4, 2010 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he "will surely" retire while President Barack Obama is still in office, giving the president the opportunity to maintain the high court's ideological balance.
Stevens said in newspaper interviews on the Web Saturday that he will decide soon on the timing of his retirement, whether it will be this year or next. Stevens, the leader of the court's liberals, turns 90 this month and is the oldest justice.
His departure would give Obama his second nomination to the court, enabling him to ensure there would continue to be at least four liberal-leaning justices. The high court is often split 5 to 4 on major cases, with the vote of moderate Justice Anthony Kennedy often deciding which side prevails.
"I will surely do it while he's still president," Stevens told The Washington Post. |
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