U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer retiring after nearly three decades on the bench

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer holds up a copy of the United States Constitution as he announces his retirement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Andrew Harnik / AP Photo
APTOPIX Biden
Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer holds up a copy of the United States Constitution as he announces his retirement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Andrew Harnik / AP Photo

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer retiring after nearly three decades on the bench

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The 83-year-old Justice says he’ll stay in the position until the end of court term this summer.

Reset talks through his time on the high court and his possible replacements.

GUEST: Carolyn Shapiro, former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, co-director of Chicago-Kent College of Law’s Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States

Aziz Huq, Law Professor at the University of Chicago