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Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., right, and other Democrats, holds a copy of the Constitution as he urges Senate Republicans to relent on their decision to take no action on anyone President Barack Obama nominates to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, at the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Analysis April 26, 2016
What Happens When There Aren’t Enough Judges to Go Around
84 federal vacancies, and a glacial confirmation rate, put extra stress on some districts
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A screenshot for an ad paid for by the Republican State Leadership Committee claims Pennsylvania Justice Kevin Dougherty “failed to protect a child” in a past ruling.
News November 3, 2015
Will Pennsylvania Do Away With Elections for Supreme Court?
An expensive, tough-on-crime race tests the current system.
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