President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, has been busy meeting privately with senators in recent weeks. But a watchdog group is pushing for the release of more documents about Garland’s background.
Senate Republicans are blocking Garland’s nomination, and a confirmation seems unlikely. Republicans contend that the voters in the 2016 election should decide who fills the vacancy that could mean a new 5-4 split that has the potential to tilt the Supreme Court for a generation.
President Barack Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland, right, to the U.S. Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House March 16. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Here are three instances where government watchdogs and journalists have sought more information about Garland’s background...
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