Congresswoman says she ‘leans toward’ backing the departure of the supreme court judge this summer
The Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez added her voice on Sunday to those of liberals who think the US supreme court justice Stephen Breyer should retire this summer.
Some liberals are keen to give Joe Biden the opportunity soon to pick a younger judge to bolster the left-leaning wing of the bench as it weathers a dominant conservative majority achieved under the Trump administration, and while the Democrats hold power in the White House and Congress.
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