PAUL M. COLLINS JR. & ARTEMUS WARD
The Fulcrum
Pressure on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to step down will likely grow now that the courtâs session has ended.
Breyer, 82, joined the court in 1994. His retirement would allow President Joe Biden to nominate his successor and give Democrats another liberal justice, if confirmed.
Supreme Court justices in the U.S. enjoy life tenure. Under Article 3 of the Constitution, justices cannot be forced out of office against their will, barring impeachment. This provision, which followed the precedent of Great Britain, is meant to ensure judicial independence, allowing judges to render decisions based on their best understandings of the law â free from political, social and electoral influences.
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