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Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. On February 13, 2016, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly while at the Cibolo Creek Ranch in Shafter, Texas. [12] [13] He was the second of three Supreme Court justices to die in office during the 21st century: following Chief Justice William Rehnquist in 2005; and followed by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020.
Once a Supreme Court vacancy opens, the president discusses the candidates with advisors, Senate leaders and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as a matter of senatorial courtesy, before selecting a nominee,. In doing so, potential problems a nominee may face during confirmation can be addressed in advance.
Wilkinson v. Garland, 601 U.S. ___ (2024), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that federal courts have the jurisdiction to review the determinations of immigration judges as a mixed question of law.
Garland, 63, has been a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 1997.
Should the House hold Garland in contempt, it is unlikely that the Justice Department — which Garland oversees — would prosecute him. The last time an attorney general was held in contempt was ...
Garland wanted the entire appeals court to reconsider a decision that had invalidated a handgun ban in Washington, DC. Merrick Garland's most famous vote was part of a huge Second Amendment case ...
Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as the 86th United States attorney general from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021.
Two weeks into the nomination fight, 16 Republican senators now say they will meet with Garland -- over 25 percent of the GOP caucus.