Federal Judiciary

Special-edition round-up: Stevens’ retirement

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

The Associated Press was one of the first, if not the first, news organizations to report this morning that Justice Stevens has announced his intention to retire after the Court begins its summer recess in late June or early July.   We have collected below some of the many stories that have appeared so far today, organized loosely by subject.

The Retirement Announcement:

Los Angeles Times: “Justice John Paul Stevens announces his retirement”
Reuters: “Justice Stevens to resign”
Washington Post: “Justice John Paul Stevens to retire from court this summer”
ABC News: “Justice John Paul Stevens to Retire From Supreme Court”
CBS News: “Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Retiring”
NPR: “Stevens to Retire from High Court This Summer”
POLITICO:  “Justice John Paul Stevens retiring”

BBC: “US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens to Retire”
The Atlantic: “It’s Official: John Paul Stevens Will Step Down”

Tributes:

New York Times: “The End of an Era, for Court and Nation”
NPR: “For Decades, Stevens Molded High Court Rulings”
Bloomberg (via Business Week): “Stevens Evolved to Be U.S. High Court’s ‘Great Liberal Voice’”

Reactions to the Retirement:

Associated Press: “John Paul Stevens retirement: [Chief] Justice Roberts reacts”
Wall Street Journal, Washington Wire blog: “Interest Groups Weigh In on Stevens”
National Journal Online: “Roundup: Lawmakers and Activists on Stevens”
Associated Press: “[Largely politicians'] Reaction to Justice John Paul Stevens’ Retirement”

Nomination and Confirmation of a Successor:

Christian Science Monitor: “Stevens retirement gives Obama second Supreme Court pick”
Associated Press: ?Obama promises quick court replacement for Stevens?
CBS News (blog): “John Paul Stevens’ Retirement: Republicans Prepare for Supreme Court Battle”

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on April 09, 2010 (boomark / email).