Merrick Garland, a judge with 13 years' experience, was not the first choice of liberals. But President Obama hopes his ability to win over conservatives will extend to the Supreme Court.

Sen. Dan Coats says vote should wait until after the November election. Sen. Joe Donnelly says the Senate should vote before the election.

Any pick by President Obama is sure to touch off a tough confirmation fight. But who will be at the center of the fray? Here are a few likely candidates.

NPR's Nina Totenberg explains how the idea that the Constitution is "not living but dead" transformed the Supreme Court during Antonin Scalia's tenure as a justice.

From descriptions calling him a "towering figure," to plaudits saying he was a staunch defender of the Constitution, conservatives and liberals alike remembered Scalia.

Coal industry representatives in Indiana, one of the nation's top coal-producing states, say the Supreme Court's stay of the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan has little immediate effect on the state.

The president's executive actions on immigration - announced one year ago - have been caught up in a legal battle for months. Now the administration is taking the fight to the high court.