Supreme Court Justice Souter To Retire

NPR by Nina Totenberg | May. 1, 2009 (Breaking News)

NPR has learned that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the current court term. The vacancy will give President Obama his first chance to name a member of the high court and begin to shape its future direction. Full Story »

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 by Derek Hawkins - Apr. 30, 2009

It's no shock that NPR used anonymous sources to write this story, but I'm surprised they didn't find any scholar or expert to comment on why Souter's leaving or who his successor might be. Perhaps this comes in an update.

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