Speaking at the Fifth Annual ACS National Convention, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) examined recent judicial nominations to the Supreme Court, as well as the confirmation process. The Senator said that "Given the track record of this president and the experience of obfuscation at the hearings . . . . we should not confirm a Supreme Court nominee except in extraordinary circumstances." Numerous media outlets reported on the speech, including The Washington Post, The Guardian, the Politico, UPI, Reuters, HuffingtonPost, DailyKos, ScotusBlog, TalkLeft, and many others.

A transcript of his remarks may be found here.