If a Supreme Court Vacancy Occurs
Weve received a lot of calls over the last few days regarding the procedures to be followed if, in fact, a vacancy on the Supreme Court of the
There are a lot of names being considered for a vacancy on the Supreme Court of the
In light of the compromise that was reached with the Senate concerning the filibuster issue, it will be interesting to see how the developments take place once a nominee is put forward. In other words, will a minority of the Senate consider a nominee who is conservative or pro-life to be an extraordinary circumstance, thus voiding the agreement and allowing for a filibuster? If that does take place, will Senate Majority Leader Frist be able to put forward a rule change in order to prevent the filibuster. Legally speaking, Majority Leader Frist will have the authority to bring forward a rule change during the nomination of a Justice to the Supreme Court. The question becomes strictly one of politics. For up-to-date information on this issue, please continue to view the ACLJ website at www.aclj.org.