The Fight to Replace Antonin Scalia at the Supreme Court
Justice Scalia's sudden death sets off an uproar about who should nominate his successor.
The sudden death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia threw the government and the 2016 campaign trail into an uproar this week. Senate Republicans immediately vowed to block any nomination put forward by President Obama to succeed the conservative justice. Republicans hoping to succeed the president are hoping to turn November's election into a referendum on the Court.
AIR DATE 2/19/16
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