President Barack Obama says federal appellate judge Merrick Garland would bring a spirit of modesty, integrity and even-handedness to the Supreme Court. Obama is announcing that he’s nominating ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House has confirmed that Merrick Garland as been nominated to take the place of late Chief Justice Antonin Scalia. Garland, 63, was special assistant to the attorney ...

Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, center, stands as President Barack Obama, right, and Vice President Joe Biden applaud as he is introduced as Obama?s nominee for the Supreme Court, March ...

The question remains as to whether, as one Democratic senator said, the "ice is ­cracking" on Republican leaders' refusal to fill the high court vacancy in this election year. As the week closed on ...

Garland, 63, now a longtime federal appeals court judge, was nominated Wednesday by President Barack Obama to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. As he ...

President Barack Obama chose the centrist judge Merrick Garland for a pivotal vacancy on the Supreme Court Wednesday, warning Republican foes their “unprecedented” refusal to consider his nominee ...

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board suggested Senate Republicans could agree to vote on Merrick Garland's Supreme Court nomination during President Obama's lame-duck session only if Hillary ...

It seems so long ago. In March 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to be a member of the Supreme Court. Through various actions, Senate majority leader (Republican) Mitch McConnell ...

President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland as his Supreme Court choice to fill the vacancy of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. “Today, I am nominating Chief Judge Merrick Brian Garland to join ...