Mark your calendars! The Senate Judiciary Committee has set a vote to recommend the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court for July 20.
An initial vote on Elena Kagan’s nomination to be a Supreme Court justice was delayed yesterday when a Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee invoked his right to put off the panel’s decision for a week.
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Under the new schedule, the Senate Judiciary Committee would hold its vote Tuesday, followed by debate and a final vote by the Senate. While many Republicans are expected to oppose the nomination of the former Harvard Law School dean, GOP leaders have said they don’t plan to try to filibuster to stop a vote.
