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.
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