A Supreme Court justice makes a long-awaited announcement

[View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter]( January 26, 2022 After nearly 30 years on the bench, Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, paving the way for President Biden to make his first Supreme Court nomination. Biden has reiterated his campaign promise that his appointee will be a Black woman.” Liberals have been pressuring the 83-year-old justice to retire ever since Biden became president, and with good reason. When Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in September 2020, Senate Republicans rushed to replace her with Amy Coney Barrett, just weeks before the presidential election. You probably haven't forgotten how Mitch McConnell, then the Senate majority leader, sat on former President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days, ensuring that Antonin Scalia's seat was replaced by another conservative when Trump took office. So, Democrats, with their precarious hold on the Senate, need to act fast to fill Breyer's seat before the midterms if they want to hang onto their three-person minority in the nation's highest court. My colleague Stephanie Mencimer has long reported on the Supreme Court, and she wrote an [insightful article]( about Breyer's history, including his meandering musings on garage sensor-eating raccoons and "tomato children that will eventually affect Boston." No, I can't explain. You just have to [watch the video](. —Abigail Weinberg P.S. My my, hey hey, Joe Rogan is here to stay. As a followup to my colleague Jacob Rosenberg's newsletter yesterday, it appears that Neil Young will in fact [remove his music from Spotify](, as the streaming service isn't prepared to boot its most popular podcaster. As someone who listens to Neil Young exclusively on Spotify, I'm pretty disappointed. (Jacob has told me to tell you to sign up for the [Neil Young Archives](, a high-sound-quality way to listen to all of Young’s music.) Advertisement [UC Press - People's Guide to Orange County]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire]( The moderate liberal justice has served on the Supreme Court for nearly 30 years. BY STEPHANIE MENCIMER [Trending] [Who is likely to replace Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court?]( BY ABIGAIL WEINBERG [Ski in Jackson Hole? You could be hurting Liz Cheney]( BY DAVID CORN [Watch: Sámi reindeer herders grapple with a changing Arctic]( BY BRUNO RINVOLUCRI, JOHN DOMOKOS, AND KATIE LAMBORN [The oil industry is terrified of college kids]( BY NITISH PAHWA Advertisement [UC Press People's Guide to Orange County]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [Working in the Service Industry Always Sucked. During a Pandemic, It’s Unbearable.]( Six workers share their stories. BY MOTHER JONES STAFF; COMPILED BY NOAH LANARD AND JACOB ROSENBERG [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755