President Obama's final nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, was never confirmed to the Court because of which of the following reasons?

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The Senate Judiciary Committee, which is responsible for holding hearings on Supreme Court nominees, refused to schedule hearings on Garland's nomination. This was due to political reasons and the fact that it was an election year, with many Republicans hoping to delay the confirmation until after the election in the hopes of having a Republican president make the appointment instead.

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