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Justice Stevens' clerk hiring can start next round of SCOTUS speculation

By Douglas A. Berman

Even though new Justice Sotomayor has not yet even heard her first case, this new AP article seems sure to start a new round of Supreme Court transition talk.  Here's the lead: "Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has hired fewer law clerks than usual, generating speculation that the leader of the court's liberals will retire next year."  Because it makes sense for various reasons that Justice Stevens would decide to call it quits after the upcoming Term, I am sure this bit of news will prompt most everyone to begin to assume that President Obama will get another Supreme Court pick in 2010. I think SCOTUS speculation might be especially dynamic and interesting this second time around because President Obama likely should and perhaps will feel less inclined to make a "safe" pick to replace Justice Stevens...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 02, 2009 (boomark / email).