In This Episode
Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement gives President Biden his first chance to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, former Obama White House lawyer Kate Shaw joins to talk about potential nominees and what it’s like go through a confirmation fight, and the week’s worst punditry gets the scorn it deserves in another round of Take Appreciator.
Show Notes
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SCOTUS
- WSJ: Breyer’s Departure Has Political Risks, Opportunities for Democrats
- WSJ: Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire From Supreme Court
- Politico: Breyer retirement hands Biden open Supreme Court seat
- WaPo: The Fix: Would Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema vote for Biden’s pick for Supreme Court justice?
- Politico: Supreme Court confirmation fight to make history in 50-50 Senate
- NYT: Which Republicans might support a Biden nominee for the Supreme Court? Few, if any.
- Jake Sherman tweet
- FoxNews: Breyer’s retirement from Supreme Court prompts ‘Squad’ to call for Black woman nominee: Biden, ‘you promised’
- CNN: Schumer wants quick timeline to confirm Supreme Court pick, similar to Barrett’s process
- CNN: Biden said he’d put a Black woman on the Supreme Court. Here’s who he may pick to replace Breyer
- AP: At least 3 judges being eyed as Biden mulls high court pick
- CNN: How the Supreme Court confirmation process works
- Politico: How Senate Dems reaped the benefits from 2 little-known GOP maneuvers
- Kate Shaw tweet
- Kate Shaw tweet
- WaPo: Is it too close to the election to confirm a Supreme Court nominee?
- Politico: Supreme Court justices on abortion, during confirmation and from the bench
- WSJ: Two Supreme Court Cases to Watch
- USA Today: Biden scraps vaccine requirement for businesses, weighs options after Supreme Court defeat
- CNN: Most major employers are keeping vaccine mandate for workers, despite Supreme Court ruling
- NYT: Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Affirmative Action at Harvard and U.N.C.
Take Appreciators
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