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Democrats Secure Votes To Filibuster Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch

By Nina Totenberg
Published April 3, 2017 at 4:53 PM EDT

Senate Democrats on Monday secured the votes needed to filibuster Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. This sets up a political fight that will substantially change the way the Senate considers future high court nominees.

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Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.
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