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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement comes at a time when a President Biden- and Democrat-controlled Senate will be able to replace him with another liberal jurist, but while this may seem like simply maintaining the court’s status quo, it could end up having a more far-reaching impact on the court for years to come.
While Breyer was by no means a swing vote on the court, his pragmatic approach to the law at times resulted in him siding with conservative colleagues in cases where other liberal justices might disagree.
