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President Biden has made his decision regarding a Supreme Court nominee to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, and the announcement could come as soon as Friday, two sources close to the process confirmed to Fox News.
BIDEN INTERVIEWS 3 SUPREME COURT CANDIDATES: JACKSON, KRUGER, CHILDS
The sources would not reveal the name, but the three finalists for the vacancy are Ketanji Brown Jackson, Leondra Kruger and Michelle Childs, Fox News has previously reported.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the debt ceiling during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House
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BIDEN SAYS HE’LL NOMINATE A BLACK WOMAN TO SUPREME COURT BY END OF FEBRUARY
Justice Stephen Breyer announced he would be retiring at the end of the current term. Biden has promised to pick a Black woman, calling such a choice “long overdue.”
Biden has faced criticism for limiting his Supreme Court pick to a Black woman.
President Joe Biden speaks on the retirement of Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 27, 2022.
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BEN CARSON SLAMS BIDEN FOR ‘ABOMINABLE’ IDENTITY POLITICS ON SCOTUS PICK
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson blasted Biden last month for making identity politics a factor in his choice for a Supreme Court justice.
“You know, this is America,” Carson said during an interview on WMAL’s “The Vince Coglianese Show,” a local radio show in Washington, D.C.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer during an interview in his office, in Washington, D.C., in August 2021.
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“Many people fought and gave their lives to bring equality. And now we’re reverting back to identity politics. And as we continue to do that, we’re bringing more division into our country,” Carson added.
