U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is demanding a fair hearing in the Senate for President Obama's choice for the Supreme Court.

Durbin says the Constitution doesn't leave any gray area on the issue.

Durbin says the Senate can't afford to sit on its hands for a year and leave the Supreme Court hanging in the balance...

Durbin notes major legal and constitutional questions are constantly brought before the court. Durbin is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.