Supreme Court Justice Stevens announces retirement at end of current session

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is going to retire when the court wraps up its work for the summer break.

Stevens, who marks his 90th birthday this month, had said in an interview published less than a week ago that he would "surely" retire while Barack Obama was still in the White House.

"I can tell you that I love the job and deciding whether to leave it is a very difficult decision," Stevens told the Washington Post. "But I want to make it in a way that's best for the court."

The Hill