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Democrats Warn Republicans Against Filling Supreme Court Vacancy

Democrat lawmakers are warning Republicans against filling a Supreme Court vacancy this year after Republicans ignored former President Barack Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland. At the time, Republican leadership stated that “the American people should have a say in the court’s direction” given 2016’s status as a presidential election year.

In this Feb. 16, 2016 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's courtroom chair i