Justice Anthony Kennedy, appointed by Ronald Reagan, played the crucial role this term, joining the conservative block to shield businesses like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Schumacher has been working as a consultant with Ferrari since his retirement, but the Italian team has confirmed they would not block him from joining Mercedes.
In September 2010, the EU again called on Bulgaria to take urgent action to tackle crime and corruption, and later in the year France and Germany announced that they would block Bulgaria from joining the Schengen passport-free zone until the country had made "irreversible progress" in this area.