White House Prepares for Possibility of 2 Supreme Court Vacancies

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Associate justices John Paul Stevens and Ruth Bader Ginsburg are seen during a Supreme Court group photograph, Sept. 2009 in Washington. Court watchers believe either or both could decide to step aside and give President Obama his second and third chance to shape his legacy on the Supreme Court.

Lawyers for President Obama have been working behind the scenes to prepare for the possibility of one, and maybe two Supreme Court vacancies this spring.

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