May 15, 2016 ... Does the Senate have to hold hearings and a vote on President Obama's  nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court? ... Even if the  word “shall” in the clause is read as mandatory, “shall” refers only to ... for  whatever reason and in whatever manner, the measure does not take effect.
Federal courts up to and including the Supreme Court are often also the last, best  hope for ... and/or the Senate has failed to confirm a nominee in a presidential  election year because ... What happens if the president does not fill the vacancy?
Nov 14, 2018 ... These pressures, if left unchecked, inevitably will alter the delivery ... The  president and the Senate have a constitutional responsibility to ... rule for  Supreme Court nominees, and on April 7, by a vote of 54-45, .... The Senate  Judiciary Committee should hold hearings on judicial nominees in a timely  fashion.
Jun 27, 2018 ... Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says his chamber will vote this fall ...  this fall on President Trump's nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court ... said,  followed by a vote on whether to recommend that the nominee be ...
Feb 16, 2016 ... In the aftermath of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death, the ... its  responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. ... Consider its  rules for Senate elections: If a third of the Senate had not been up for election in  ... that the confirmation politics will play out around a specific nominee.
On whether the Senate should vote in a timely manner on a Supreme Court nominee.