WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens addresses the American Law Institute's annual meeting at the Mayflower Hotel May 21, 2012 in Washington, DC. Nominated to the Supreme Court by President Gerald Ford, Stevens served on the court from 1975 to 2010 and was the oldest member of the court when he retired and is the third-longest serving justice in the court's history. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)