Supreme Court Filibuster

Sam Stein

Mitch McConnell: Supreme Court Filibuster Only For Nominee With "Really Bizarre Views"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) said on Sunday that while the option of filibustering a Supreme Court nominee was now the "precedent" of...

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Reid: Obama Should Make Unconventional Supreme Court Choice

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he hopes President Barack Obama will make an unconventional choice for a Supreme Court justi...

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Jeff Sessions Demanded Up-Or-Down Vote On Alito

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), now the Republican with the most power to delay President Obama's Supreme Court nominees, decried filibusters during the ...

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