Apr 3, 2017 ... Four Senate Democrats announced Monday they plan to oppose Neil Gorsuch,  bringing the Democratic caucus to the 41 votes needed to sustain a filibuster  against the Supreme Court nominee.
Jan 30, 2017 ... On eve of Trump's Supreme Court announcement, Senate Democrats prepare to  filibuster any nominee: “This is a stolen seat” ... Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota,  also reminded her Twitter followers on Sunday night that Supreme Court  nominees can still be blocked by the Senate minority, unlike all other ...
Feb 16, 2016 ... Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-K.Y.) has vowed to block any of lame -duck President Obama's Supreme Court nominations. The media have taken to  acting as if this move is unprecedented, and that a senator has never publicly  stated he would intentionally block a presidential nomination.
Apr 6, 2017 ... WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday engineered a dramatic  change in how the chamber confirms Supreme Court nominations, bypassing a  Democratic blockade of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch in a move that will most likely  reshape both the Senate and the court. After Democrats held together ...
Feb 2, 2017 ... Two of the justices on the Supreme Court failed to meet a "standard" claimed by  Democrats. ... Justice Neil Gorsuch “should have a hearing and he should meet  the voting standard that Supreme Court nominees are held to of 60 votes, a  standard that was .... Sign up for The Fact Checker weekly newsletter.
Senate Democrats "have never held up a Supreme Court nomination."