Sessions Delays Kagan Decision

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Al.), the Senate Judiciary Committee’s ranking Republican, moved Tuesday to postpone the committee’s vote on Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan’s confirmation.

“I think we’re moving this nomination in a very expeditious manner,” Sessions said Tuesday. “I will ask that we put the nomination over for one week.”

Session’s call for more time invokes the authority any committee member has to delay a vote by one week. The Alabama Republican noted that he believed his request was a responsible one.

“I think for a Supreme Court nomination, in particular, that’s appropriate,” Sessions said.

The Judiciary Committee will meet next Tuesday. The panel, which is made up of 12 Democrats and 7 Republicans, will likely support advancing Kagan’s nomination on to full-Senate approval.