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Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) criticized Senate Republicans for not allowing a confirmation hearing on President Obama’s yet-to-named replacement to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA), responded in-depth, citing Senate Democrats' remarks through the years on the topic. Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patric Leahy (D-VT), rebutted Senator Grassley, saying the Senate considered President Reagan’s nominations in the final year of his administration.

Legal scholars talked about the issues in question in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, on which the U.S. Supreme Court was to hear oral argument January 11, 2016. The labor relations case concerns the constitutionality of “fair share fees” collected by unions. The event was held in the Service Employees International Union headquarters.