Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 62 judicial nominees 58 judicial nominations 57 Russ Feingold D Wis 57 Priscilla Owen 56 filibustered 55 filibuster 55 von Spakovsky 54 Senate 54 senators 53 Brett Kavanaugh 53 Justices Clarence 53 Mukasey nomination 53 Janice Rogers 53 Republicans 52 judicial filibusters 52 Judge Alito 52 Dawn Johnsen 52 Alito nomination 52 conservative jurist 52 filibusters 52 Alito confirmation 51 cloture 51 Samuel Alito 51 Democrats 51 filibustering 50 Alito 50 Mukasey confirmation 50 Judge Samuel Alito 50 Senate Judiciary Committee 50 Majority Leader Bill Frist 49 Judiciary Committee 49 judgeships 49 procedural roadblocks 49 unanimous consent 48 Judge Sonia Sotomayor 48 Sens. Sam Brownback 48 WELNA 48 renominated 48 cloture motion 48 Miguel Estrada 48 Jim DeMint RS.C. 48 cloture vote 48 Ron Wyden D 48 recess appointments 48 Supreme Court Nominee 47 invoke cloture 47 Minority Leader Harry Reid 47 nominees 47 Wayne Allard 47 Speaker Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. 47 Sonia Sotomayor 47 Minority Leader Mitch McConnell 47 judicial appointments 47 Jon Kyl R Ariz 47 Carl Levin D Mich 47 Chairman Orrin Hatch 47 confirmation 47 nominee 47 Clarence Thomas 47 recess appointment 47 Sotomayor confirmation 46 Elena Kagan 46 judgeship 46 Democratically controlled 46 Jeff Sessions R-Ala. 46 Confirmation hearings 46 strict constructionists 46 BY DAVID WILHELM 46 Judge Sotomayor 46 Sotomayor 46 SCOTUS 46 justices 46 David Sentelle 46 filibuster proof 46 Sotomayor nomination 45 Dick Durbin D Ill 45 GOP filibuster 45 solicitor general 45 nomination 45 nominee Samuel Alito 45 Supreme Court justices 45 Frist R Tenn 45 Arlen Specter 45 dissents 45 Barbara Boxer D Calif 45 bi partisanship 45 Kagan 45 Carte Goodwin 45 Mukasey 45 Mike Crapo 45 Justices Samuel Alito 44 Sens. Blanche Lincoln 44 procedural hurdle 44 Ben Nelson D-Neb. 44 Filibuster 44 Merrick Garland 44 Chip Pickering 44 Majority Leader Harry Reid 44 ANWR drilling 44 Saxby Chambliss R 44 Justices Stephen Breyer