Transcript: Souter To Retire After Decades On Supreme Court

STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
05-01-2009
Souter To Retire After Decades On Supreme Court

Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time 10:00-11:00 AM


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One more decision now comes to President Obama's desk. He will soon have a chance to appoint a new Supreme Court justice, and that person may be on the Court long after he leaves office. As NPR first reported last night, Justice David Souter is planning to retire at the end of the Court's term.

Here's NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg.

NINA TOTENBERG: At 69, David Souter is hardly the oldest member of the Court, but ...

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