Justice Breyer Pressured to Retire, Make Room for Biden Pick (2)

Democratic control of the U.S. Senate will make it easier for President-elect Joe Biden to fulfill his campaign promise to appoint the first Black woman to a Supreme Court seat.

That’s putting pressure on Justice Stephen Breyer, 82, to step down and avoid having the three-justice liberal minority potentially shrink to two should Republicans regain control of the Senate in 2022.

This week’s election of two Democratic U.S. senators from Georgia gives Democrats razor-thin control, and the elimination of the filibuster for judicial nominees leaves Republicans with few options to block a Supreme Court confirmation.

Progressives are already eyeing the ...