Retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will wrap up his final term on the high court this summer, but not before voting on a number of pivotal cases in what may prove to be one of the most consequential terms of his nearly 28 years on the bench.
As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson prepares to assume the role of associate justice in her succession of Breyer this summer, the present high court docket weighing on topics such as gun ownership, free speech, and abortion rights will give the forthcoming justice an out from displaying her opinions on contentious issues.
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