Speculation Grows Over Another Supreme Court Nomination

• By John Stanton
• Roll Call Staff
• Sept. 3, 2009, 4:13 p.m.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’ decision to hire only one law clerk for the coming term — and not the normal three or four — has fueled speculation on Capitol Hill about whether the 89-year-old jurist is planning to step aside and the effect another high court retirement would have on the Senate’s already busy fall schedule.