And then there were eight: Supreme Court is used to working shorthanded
(WorldNews Politics)

WASHINGTON – If the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg`s seat on the Supreme Court remains vacant for some time, it won`t be anything her colleagues are not accustomed to. When Associate Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly in February 2016, Senate Republicans blocked President Barack Obama from filling the seat, which would have given liberals a majority for the first time in decades. The court muddled through with only eight justices for 14 months. When previous justices died in office or retired before their successors could be confirmed, the court similarly moved forward with eight members, often for months as Senate...