John Paul Stevens, retired Supreme Court Justice, has died at 99

Author: CBS News
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Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. (Credit: CBS)
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. (Credit: CBS)

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who was appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1975 as a moderate but later became a leading liberal voice, has died, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. He was 99.

The cause of death was complications from a stroke he suffered on Monday, the Supreme Court said.

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