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Long shot efforts to wrangle a seat for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland abound but are gaining little traction in the twilight of President Obama's administration.

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While many groups rushed to endorse the President's nominee to the Supreme Court, others feel the so-called moderate candidate is anything but when it comes to guns.

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On Wednesday morning, the President named Merrick Garland, a current federal appeals court judge, to the open seat caused due to the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia.

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The controlling Republican majority on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advised Majority Leader Mitch McConnell they will not schedule hearings until a new President is in office.

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In 2006, then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama was an Illinois Democrat filibustering a Supreme Court nominee on Capitol Hill and had a few things to say about "an unconstrained executive branch."

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The names being uttered by court watchers for filling the vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia range from the mild to the extreme.

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With funeral arrangements for the late Justice Antonin Scalia still pending, Republicans and Democrats have already drawn fierce battle lines in the effort to fill his spot in the Supreme Court.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the conservative icon of the high court, passed away overnight while staying at a Texas ranch as part of a quail hunting trip.

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