"I chose a serious man and exemplary judge, Merrick Garland," President Obama said from the Rose Garden on March 16. Find the NLJ's continuing coverage here. “I chose a serious man and exemplary judge ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KGO) -- President Obama has nominated appeals court judge Merrick Garland to fill Justice Antonin Scalia's seat in the Supreme Court, setting up a showdown with Senate Republicans.

This post was updated at 2:55 p.m. on March 16, 2016. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) called on Senate Republicans to hold a prompt confirmation vote on President Barack Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee, ...

On Wednesday President Barack Obama named his nomination to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy: Merrick Garland. Here are five things you should know about the nominee: He sold his comic books to pay ...

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – And, so it begins. Supreme Court nominee Merrick B. Garland paid his first official visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday after President Obama tapped him to replace the late ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would nominate appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, urging Republicans to approve a long-time jurist and former ...

In theory, that decision holds weight. The appointment of a Supreme Court justice has an effect for decades, and their ...

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Representative Mike Levin is backing a bill to limit Supreme Court justices to 18-year terms and reduce strategic retirements.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would nominate appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, urging Republicans to approve a long-time jurist and former ...