"there's never been a (u.s. supreme court) vacancy in the last, i think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days."
"there's never been a (u.s. supreme court) vacancy in the last, i think, 30 years, lasting longer than 237 days."
richard blumenthal
feb 26, 2016 ... for much of the 19th century it was not uncommon for supreme court seats to be  unoccupied for months at a time – or, in a few cases, years. ... the average  duration of the 15 supreme court vacancies since 1970 has been just over 55  days – partly because it's become common for departing justices to ...
mar 16, 2016 ... the idea is that the delay could roll over to the next president, who they hope will  be a republican. pitch in $1, help politifact . ... known as a moderate  liberal with bipartisan appeal, garland has been on the short list for a supreme  court nomination throughout obama's term. "judge garland's record ...
john marshall (september 24, 1755 – july 6, 1835) was an american politician.  he was the fourth chief justice of the united states (1801–1835). his court  opinions helped lay the basis for united states constitutional law and many say  he made the supreme court of the united states a coequal branch of  government along ...
nov 28, 2016 ... in donald trump's final days on the campaign trail, he promised his supporters  that “every dream you ever dreamed for your country” will come true if he ... since  then, the list has grown to 282, collected from trump's speeches, public  comments, tweets and campaign and transition websites. jobs. 1.
jan 1, 2013 ... for over 30 years, human rights watch has worked ... parker, united states;  graeme reid, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights; josé ... world  report 2013. table of contents. foreword. 1. the day after. 4 by kenneth  roth. the trouble with tradition. when “values” trample over rights.