With Lindsey Graham being the only Republican who has said he will vote for Sonia Sotomayor, the Senate Judiciary Committee vote is expected to fall largely along party lines, with 13-6 with the remaining Republicans voting no. This will be the first time Orrin Hatch of Utah will be voting against a Supreme Court nominee in all his years on the committee.
— A. Serwer

Adam Serwer is a writing fellow at The American Prospect and a graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He also blogs at Jack and Jill Politics and has written for The Village Voice, The Washington Post, The Root, and the Daily News. Follow @adamserwer