Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates

President Obama will nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the as his first appointment to the court. For what the rest of the nation needs to know about this likely pick, we turn to New York Times reporter Jeff Zeleny.

President Obama is expected to announce that he will fill retiring Justice David Souter’s seat on the high court with Sonia Sotomayor. For more about the potential Justice we turn to Slate Magazine’s Senior Legal Correspondent Dahlia Lithwick.

Early reports say that President Obama has made his choice for the U.S. Supreme Court. The pick to fill retiring Justice Souter’s seat appears to be Sonia Sotomayor. The Takeaway turns to Columbia Law Professor Nate Persily for more.

Justice David Souter is planning to retire after more than 19 years on the Supreme Court, giving President Obama his first chance to fill a vacancy. What was Souter known for, and what will his retirement mean for the Supreme Court?

Justice David Souter has reportedly told the White House that he will retire from the Supreme Court. Adam Liptak, the Supreme Court correspondent for the New York Times, joins The Takeaway to discuss Souter’s role and his potential replacements.