The filibuster led by the Senate Democrats was ultimately futile when the Republicans retaliated by triggering the nuclear option to end the bitter battle over Scalia’s vacant seat and confirm Neil Gorsuch as the next Supreme Court Justice in a 54 to 45 vote last Friday. Gorsuch was sworn in as the 113th Justice on [...]
There is less than one week to go before Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearings begin and the political landscape continues to reflect the tension between the need to fill Scalia’s long-vacant seat and the conflicting demands placed on the Senators themselves, from both the party and their voters. Previously, we discussed that the Republicans would need [...]
Neil Gorsuch Monday marked the first anniversary of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. The voice of the Supreme Court's conservative wing heavily influenced the way the Constitution was interpreted during his three decades on the federal bench. As Judge Neil Gorsuch prepares for confirmation hearings, we briefly take a look at Scalia’s legacy [...]