After Justice Antonin Scalia died in February 2016, it only took then-President Barack Obama a month to nominate Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy. Normally, this would have set off a frenzy of meetings, background checks, and preparations for the confirmation hearings. But for Garland... Nothing. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee refused to schedule hearings because a new president would be elected in November. The vacancy was not filled until April 10, 2017, when Neil Gorsuch—nominated by President Trump—was sworn in. Why do you think Merrick Garland did not get to be a justice on the Supreme Court, after Obama nominated him?