Yesterday, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., announced that he will vote against Sotomayor, saying her speeches and writings indicate "dramatic expressions of an activist view of judging," the Associated Press reports. The announcement means the vote on Sotomayor will likely split largely along party lines, according to the NLJ. Some Republicans who were unsure of their Sotomayor vote may be opting to vote no due to opposition by the National Rifle Association.
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