The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will confront the question of whether President Barack Obama exceeded his authority by sparing millions of illegal immigrants from deportation.
Garland, 63, has been a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit since 1997 and previously served in the Justice Department.
President Obama is among millions of Americans buying into gun companies - often unwittingly - as mutual funds have increased such holdings to record levels.
State Republicans praised the High Court's decision to temporarily block President Barack Obama's rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions; state climate activists undeterred and ready for clean-energy future.