Judge Merrick Garland (C) speaks after US President Barack Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden (L), announced Garland’s nomination to the US Supreme Court, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2016. ; Credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

This morning, President Obama announced his choice to fill the key spot on the Supreme Court: Merrick Garland. He’s a chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. But Republican leaders in Congress say they won’t bring the nomination to a hearing. They say it’s a choice that should be left to the next President, after November’s election. For more on what’s next and how this could shape up as a key issue in this year’s election, we’re joined by Allan Ides, professor at the Loyola Law School.

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