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Clyburn has said his endorsement was him pivotal on saying he would nominate a black woman to the supreme court and this goes back even further than when joe biden was in office and he and clyburn had the meeting with vice president harris. so very much a priority, i think, for a huge part of the democratic constituency. so what youve seen i think so far is a lot of disappointment in joe bidens presidency so far in terms of the deliverables, whether its voting rights, whether its criminal justic...

Kennedy. lets get some perspective from a law professor at american university. it will be a bruising confirmation battle without a doubt. well spend some time on the legacy of justice prior. when you look ahead to a biden getting a supreme court pick, we have lived through some remarkably bruising battles in years past similar or different within the biden presidency with a biden nominee? >> john, i think wolf is right that theres a chance that one will look a little bit different. compared to ...

Everything for a white house. weve seen how it has played out before, the last three justice that is were confirmed to the court. john, we are getting the first reaction from the white house now, from press secretary jen psaki who has tweeted it has always been the decision of any supreme court justice if and when they decide to retire and how to announce it. that remains the case today. we have no additional details or information to share from the white house. though, of course, typically thes...

Paula, joan goes through some of the potential choices and raises a key question about the process which is how quickly will the biden white house be ready to move. and, again, a giant decision for justice breyer to resign. the asterisk its unlikely to change the ideological balance of the court because the conservatives have such a clear majority. still this is a giant choice for the president and a giant change in american legal life. >> absolutely this is one of the biggest decisions that a p...

Jessica schneider. huge news. >> reporter: this has just been confirmed by our wolf blitzer that at 83 years old justice stephen breyer, the leading liberal on the court, he will retire. were still not exactly sure of the time line, but presumably not until the end of this term which ends usually at the end of june. this retirement announcement comes after what has been a persistent drumbeat of calls from progressives to retire from the court dating back to about a year. it was about a year ago ...

About two things, his health and the court. we dont know about any issues with his health, so presumably this is all about the court, preserving the status of the court, despite the politics that are at play here. justice stephen breyer has repeatedly talked in speeches about preserving the integrity of the court, keeping politics out of the court. not letting politics stain the public reputation of the court. but now, despite or possibly because of those progressive calls for him to step down, ...

Breaking news surprise this hour from the supreme court of the united states. the leading liberal justice, stephen breyer, plans to retire. his decision will shape the arc of president bidens second year giving the supreme court pick in the middle of a mid-term election fight. justice breyer has said he will serve out his term, and this is important, he will stay on the bench until his successor is in place. lets get more insights from our reporters and analysts beginning with kaitlan collins. >...

Woman, someone with different -- someone who will bring more diversity to the court, thats another opportunity todays news presents. >> without a doubt. the president has been crystal clear he believes his first pick would be a black woman. stand by. we are continuing our breaking news coverage. justice stephen breyer, cnn has been told, is retiring from the court. we are told that by our wolf blitzer. lets get up to capitol hill and manu raju. wow, just in the sense we know this is a dicey mid-...