Senate Democrats propose April hearings, May votes on Garland confirmation

Senate Democrats propose April hearings, May votes on Garland confirmation-washingtonpost: If Senate Democrats have their way, Supreme Court nominee Merrick B. Garland would sit for confirmation hearings starting in late April and receive an up-or-down vote on the Senate floor about a month later, just before Memorial Day. That is the timeline proposed in a letter sent Monday to Republican leaders by Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.