Tag: Merrick Garland

Merrick Garland submitted the 141-page document, and its 2,066 pages of appendices, on Tuesday. Shortly after, the full document went online. (AP Photo)

White House trying to create momentum for Garland

Nicole Duran · May 10, 2016 10:43 pm

"The continued attacks against Senator Grassley's record on nominations as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee are unfounded and based on political rhetoric from paid political operatives and an increasingly desperate minority," a spokesperson for the Iowa senator said in a statement late Monday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Grassley tries to get ahead of impending Dem attack on judges

Anna Giaritelli · May 9, 2016 11:15 pm

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said, "I'm not aware of any confirmation process that's been delayed to the extent that this one is." (AP Photo)

Retired Justice Stevens: Hold a hearing on Merrick Garland

Kelly Cohen · May 6, 2016 3:26 pm

Striking Out

Terry Eastland · May 6, 2016 5:15 am

AUC President Brad Woodhouse claimed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to cooperate with President Obama on a Supreme Court nomination because he wants to wait until Trump wins the White House. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Progressive group claims McConnell wants Trump to nominate Supreme Court judge

Anna Giaritelli · May 4, 2016 3:06 am

The White House invited WMUR's Josh McElveen as one of six local anchors from around the country to come to Washington Monday to interview Obama on the Senate Republicans' decision to block consideration of Merrick Garland, his choice to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

NH reporter riffs about being used by the White House

Susan Crabtree · May 2, 2016 9:55 pm

A watchdog group expressed concern about Garland's level of transparency after a National Journal story revealing that Garland's personnel file from his days clerking for the late Supreme Court Justice William Brennan Jr. is also sealed. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Watchdog presses Garland for Justice Dept. records

Susan Crabtree · May 2, 2016 4:33 pm

Democrats plan to blitz the states of nine Republicans senators for nine days to fill the ninth seat on the high court. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dems tie Supreme Court fight to Trump

Susan Crabtree · April 30, 2016 3:01 pm

Obama scolds senators heading to recess without Supreme Court hearing

Anna Giaritelli · April 30, 2016 10:00 am

"Well, wait a minute, where are they learning how to block appointments to the Supreme Court?" Boxer said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

National Security

Boxer jokes: GOP teaching Afghans to block court reformers

Joel Gehrke · April 26, 2016 5:57 pm

A Supreme Election

Terry Eastland · April 22, 2016 4:30 am

Democratic Leader Harry Reid has certainly supported the "Biden Rule" of the Senate in the past. As he explained in 2005: "Nowhere in [the Constitution] does it say the Senate has a duty to give presidential [nominees] a vote." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Democrats’ SCOTUS ‘Fairy Tale’

David Vitter · April 21, 2016 4:03 am