Quick Hit: Justice Stevens is Resigning

Via Washington Post.

Liberal Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced on Friday that he will resign, giving President Barack Obama his second high court appointment and setting up a potential partisan election-year Senate confirmation battle.
Stevens, one of the oldest and longest-serving justices in history, said in a statement that he sent a letter to the White House notifying Obama of his retirement. Stevens, 89, joined the court in 1975.

It’s gonna be a hot summer!