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In this April 13, 2016, file photo, Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court arrives for a meeting in Washington.  Supreme Court nominations became politically contentious about 222 years ago when the Senate voted down George Washington’s choice for chief justice. Republicans wouldn’t even hold a hearing for Garland, President Barack Obama’s nominee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

In this April 13, 2016, file photo, Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama's choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court arrives for a meeting in Washington. Supreme Court nominations became politically contentious about 222 years ago when the Senate voted down George Washington’s choice for chief justice. Republicans wouldn’t even hold a hearing for Garland, President Barack Obama’s nominee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

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