A presidential election is looming. Control of the Senate is uncertain. The window may be closing for the Democratic Party to replace the oldest Supreme Court justice nominated by a Democratic president.
Fearing a repeat of history, a handful of people who were critical of Ginsburg’s judgment, are wearily reprising their warnings ―about her frustration with the conservative majority have made her one of the most admired voices on the left. She is also the first and only Latina on the court, a milestone Democrats are
Democrats face brutal odds for holding on to the Senate in November. Pickup opportunities are scarce. “I do not think Justice Sotomayor should retire now,” said Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. “We’re in a situation where somebody like Gorsuch could be the median vote,” Campos said. “And we’re supposed to keep this demure silence about whether Sotomayor should step down. It wouldn’t kill us if Kagan would too.” Kagan, 63, has served on the court for 13 years.