Denied as Senate hearing as Obama’s supreme court nominee, as attorney general Garland would face an decisions on racial justice, politically sensitive prosecutions and voting rights
Perhaps the most patient man in Washington, Merrick Garland is not likely to be late for his appointment with senators on Monday. He has, after all, been waiting five years for this moment.
Garland would now be a supreme court justice if Barack Obama had his way in 2016. But Senate Republicans refused to consider him then and Garland is now Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general.
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