Ment but he made friends across the political and judicial spectrum most famously with liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We agree on a whole lot of stuff. Ruth is really bad only on the knee jerk stuff. Reporter scalias death leaves the court shorthanded and sharply divided 44 on huge issues like affirmative action and president obamas Climate Change policies the stakes could not be higher especially since one of those four conservatives Justice Anthony kennedy swings to the liberal side unpredictably. Terry moran, abc news, mexico city. Thank you so much, terry. The political battle over the next Supreme Court justice began long after his death. Mitch mcconnell said the senate should not vote on the nomination till after the president ial election but president beem made it clear he and thats become an issue on the campaign trail. This next election needs to be a referendum on the court. We should not allow a lame duck president to capture the Supreme Court in the waning months of his
And his replacement having the potential to switch the balance of power on this court from the conservatives to the liberals. Jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. All right. Were going to move on to politics now. Just five days until the nevada caucuses and a new sign how close the battle is there. Hillary clinton is staying in nevada today where she has three events scheduled. She was supposed to attend an event in florida but her husband the former president will take her place there instead. At events yesterday, she attacked rival Bernie Sanders as a one issue candidate who is proposing nothing more than break up the big banks. For his part, sanders was campaigning in nevada yesterday, as well. Although theres no video they attended the same africanamerican Church Service in las vegas. Both listened to the other speak, sanders speaking first. The race in nevada is considered a neck and rec right now. Today sanders is attending an event in michigan. State an university turned ou
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Thank you so much, terry. The political battle over the next Supreme Court justice began long after his death. Mitch mcconnell said the senate should not vote on the nomination till after the president ial election but president beem made it clear he intends to announce a nominee and thats become an issue on the campaign trail. This next election needs to be a referendum on the court. We should not allow a lame duck president to capture the Supreme Court in the waning months of his presidency. It is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. And said to be on the short list to replace calyia, merrick garland, Circuit Court judge jane kelly, sri srinavasan and loretta lynch. Eliot spitzer, the former investigation for assault. Sources say a 25yearold woman claims he tried to choke her at the plaza hotel in manhattan. The paraapparently had a romantic relationship for two years before s