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    Biden will get a chance to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. Here's what to expect

    With Justice Stephen Breyer stepping down, President Biden has his first nomination to the high court. He campaigned on picking a Black woman for the lifetime appointment.
    by Deirdre Walsh Jan 27, 2022 5 minutes
    L) CA Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger (R) Ketanji Brown Jackson

    As his domestic agenda is stalled in Congress, tensions are elevated with Russia encroaching on Ukraine and the pandemic is still raging, President Biden will get the chance to deliver on one of his campaign promises — naming the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court.

    Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is expected to announce his retirement at the White House on Thursday, administration and court sources told NPR.

    The 83-year-old justice was nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1994 and has played a key role on the court in cases preserving the Affordable Care Act and upholding a woman's right to access abortion services.

    But as the oldest member on the court, many lawmakers soon after Biden took office, especially with the possibility that Democrats could lose their slim Senate majority in the upcoming midterm elections and miss a window for a

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