The Supreme Court 'What-If' Game - McDermott Will & Emery

The Supreme Court ‘What-If’ Game

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Miller Baker assessed the impact of a Senate rule change by Majority Leader Reid which maintains the requirement that 60 votes are needed to overcome a Supreme Court nominee filibuster, saying with regard to potential Court appointments that “if there is a vacancy, Harry Reid is going to rue the day that he made an exception for Supreme Court nominees.”