The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 21, 2010 Senate Committee Backs Kagan Supreme Court Nomination ----------------------------------------------------- The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina was the only Republican to back her nomination. The full Senate is expected to take up Kagan’s nomination next week. A confirmation vote is likely in the first week of August. .