Democrats vent anger at Scotus seatpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 20 March 2017
Ranking Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat Dianne Feinstein begins her address by citing the Republicans' block on ex-President Barack Obama's nomination of federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court.
She lamented the "unprecedented treatment of Judge Garland" and said she was "deeply disappointed that it is under these circumstances that we begin this hearing".
She cites abortion rights and gun control as key issues in the hearing, and immediately turns to several of nominee Judge's Gorsuch's rulings that she opposed.