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FILE - In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch explains mutton busting, an event held at rodeos similar to bull riding or bronc riding, in which children ride or race sheep, as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Gorsuch's nomination on April 3. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Dems secure enough votes to block Gorsuch — for the moment

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, from left, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., question the Republican side as the panel meets to advance the nomination of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, Monday, April 3, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 3, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: McConnell stops short of pledging rule change

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A C-SPAN poll finds 26 percent of Americans don't have an opinion on Supreme Court justice nominee Neil Gorsuch's qualifications and 43 percent support his confirmation. (Associated Press)

Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination fight importance understood by ordinary Americans

By Hans A. von Spakovsky and Elizabeth Slattery

Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch is at the center of a partisan battle. Republicans are likely to change Senate rules to confirm him. (Associated Press/File)

Neil Gorsuch clears committee as Democrats shore up filibuster

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appears in an exhibit that was installed Sunday in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The display honors both of the black justices who ascended to the pinnacle of the legal profession. The other is Thurgood Marshall. (Associated Press/File)

Washington’s high-court fights date to Washington himself

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017, file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch listens as he is asked a question by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, on Capitol Hill in Washington, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

The Latest: Tester says he won’t support Gorsuch nomination

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In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017, file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch listens as he is asked a question by Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, on Capitol Hill in Washington, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

2 Democratic senators split over support for Gorsuch

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FILE - In this Jan. 18, 1977, file photo, then-Secretary of Transportation William T. Coleman, Jr., speaks at a news conference in Washington. The prominent civil rights lawyer and former U.S. Transportation Secretary has died according to Lovida Coleman, his daughter. Coleman died Friday, March 31. He was 96. (AP Photo)

William Coleman, lawyer, ex-Cabinet member, died

By JEFF HORWITZ - Associated Press

Editorials from around New England

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Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Monday, March 20, 2017, file photo during the committee's confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Richard Blumenthal joins Neil Gorsuch filibuster: ‘In short, he has left us with substantial doubt’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Venezuelan Bolivarian National guards officers are confronted by university students during a protest outside of the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 31, 2017. Venezuelans have been thrust into a new round of political turbulence after the government-stacked Supreme Court gutted congress of its last vestiges of power, drawing widespread condemnation from foreign governments and sparking protests in the capital. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s top prosecutor rebukes Supreme Court power grab

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks to a crowd during a rally in Portland, Ore., Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Several hundred supporters gathered with Oregon congressional leaders in protest against Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) ** FILE **

Jeff Merkley urges Democrats to follow through on Neil Gorsuch filibuster

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Major trade group urges Senate to support Gorsuch nomination

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Arkansas asks court to block order on execution drugs

By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Charles Schumer of N.Y., speaks during an interview in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Dem opposition to Trump court pick grows; Schumer warns GOP

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks to a crowd during a rally in Portland, Ore., Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Several hundred supporters gathered with Oregon congressional leaders in protest against Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) ** FILE **

Sen. Jeff Merkley: Neil Gorsuch is ‘way outside judicial mainstream’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - This Aug. 18, 2016, file photo shows Banning Ranch, including what remains of an oil-extraction operation, on what is believed to be the biggest piece of privately-owned vacant land on Southern California's coast in Newport Beach, Calif. California's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, March 30, 2017, that an upscale coastal city failed to adequately consider the environmental impacts of a plan to build homes on a large swath of land overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The court found that the city of Newport Beach should have considered environmentally sensitive habitat areas when drafting a review of a hotly-contested proposal to develop the 401-acre parcel known as Banning Ranch. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

California court rejects city’s review of coastal property

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The Latest: Schumer warns against rule change for Gorsuch

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Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Grouch's stance on the controversial 2010 Citizens United case doesn't sit well with Senate Democrats. The ruling says that labor unions, corporations and other advocacy groups have a First Amendment right to political speech — including running campaign ads (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Neil Gorsuch must ask for information about pro-confirmation ad, say Democrats

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

DA seeks answers from New Mexico Supreme Court on bail rules

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