If Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire this summer, he’s waiting until the very end of the Supreme Court’s term to make that announcement.
Breyer, who has given no public indication of his plans, has reached the month at which many recent retiring justices have stepped aside. And the longer he stays on the bench, the harder Democrats push him to leave. The rationale, according to both activists and elected officials, is that Breyer should step aside as quickly as possible while Democrats still control the Senate.
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