So Long Souter

The news of the day is without a doubt the story that Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning on retiring at the end of the Court's current term. While Justice Souter has not technically made a public announcement as of yet, NPR broke the story last night and now it's everywhere.

Speculation is also quickly piling up as to who President Obama will appoint to fill Souter's seat.

I'm anxiously awaiting Jeffery Toobin's take on the situation, he offered a quick run down of candidates in February when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced her cancer diagnosis, and although her retirement is no longer thought to be imminent the list may well be the same, and Toobin said to look for a non-judge appointee as the current Court is the only one to be made up entirely of former judges.

I'll be keeping an eye on The New Yorker's News Desk today.