Following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia last weekend, Democrats and Republicans girded for battle over President Barack Obama’s expected nomination to the high court. The political scrum could have spillover effects in the world of financial reform, where investors and consumer advocates await the confirmation of two nominees to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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