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Maybe Don't Twist Breyer's Arm About Retiring, Dems

Should he stay or should he go now? Just make a decision already.

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Justice Stephen Breyer (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

I’m not sure that that kind of pressure on Justice Breyer is actually helpful in his decision making. I don’t know the man well enough, but I know plenty of people whose backs would get up when subjected to that kind of pressure. And it’s certainly plausible.

— Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) of the Senate Judiciary Committee, commenting on the pressure campaign that’s been mounted in favor of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement from the Supreme Court. Some are afraid this could push Breyer to remain on the high court beyond the 2022 midterm elections, when control of the 50-50 Senate is at stake. “My goodness: Have we not learned our lesson?” said Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY), citing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death as a word of warning.

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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