Republicans in the Connecticut Senate on Tuesday blocked the confirmation of Gov. Dannel Malloy’s choice for chief justice of the state Supreme Court in a highly unusual partisan dispute over a judicial nomination. The state Senate voted against elevating Associate Justice Andrew McDonald, who has served on the Supreme Court since 2013, to the top spot on the court by a vote of 19 to 16. The state Senate is equally divided between Republicans and Democrats, but one Democratic senator recused herself due to a conflict.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 27, 2018 21:33 UTC