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Elena Kagan Confirmed on 63 to 37 Vote

By John McCormack
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Solicitor General Elena Kagan was confirmed as a United States Supreme Court justice on a 63 to 37 vote this afternoon.

Ben Nelson of Nebraska was the lone Democratic vote against the 50-year-old Kagan. Five Republicans voted for her: Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe (Maine), Judd Gregg (N.H.), Dick Lugar (Ind.), and Lindsey Graham (S.C.).

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