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Connecticut

Sen. Blumenthal: ‘Great dangers’ posed by Scalia vacancy

(CNSNews.com) — Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court should warn the nation of the "great dangers" of leaving the seat vacated by the recent death of Justice Antonin Scalia open until after the 2016 presidential election. "Maybe it's time

SCOTUS

Sen. Collins most concerned about SCOTUS nominee’s views on separation of powers

(CNSNews.com) – Judge Merrick Garland, nominated by President Obama to succeed conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, is "clearly an accomplished juror" and "highly intelligent," Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told MSNBC on Wednesday, one day after meeting with Garland. "I found that he had thought

Maryland

Maine’s Collins ‘convinced’ Garland should get hearing

(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that she met with President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland, and she is "more convinced than ever that the process should proceed" despite the GOP leadership's assertion that the next president should nominate

SCOTUS

Supreme Court requests additional briefing on key Obamacare case

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Less than a week after an order of Catholic nuns asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a religious exemption to the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act (also known as "Obamacare"), the Court took the unusual step of asking for additional briefing, telling

GOP

First GOP senator calls for vote on Garland

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mark Kirk became the first Republican senator to break with party leaders and call for a vote on President Barack Obama's Supreme Court selection, saying Friday, "It's just man up and cast a vote." The statement by Kirk, who faces a

GOP

Garland meets Democrats, Senate recesses, groups up pressure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Merrick Garland has met with two supportive Senate Democratic leaders and spoken by phone to more of his Republican opponents. But he's moved no closer to weakening the GOP barricade against changing his status from Supreme Court nominee to justice. President Barack Obama's pick

Barack Obama

Five truths about Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominees

The U.S. Senate should wait until after the presidential election to fill the vacancy created by the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. These five truths should govern the process going forward. The Senate Has No Duty to Act on the President's Nominations

nomination

What kind of judge is Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland?

On March 16, President Obama announced his pick for the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia: Merrick Garland, chief judge of the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.