Committee votes for Sutton confirmation
Washington, DC, Feb. 13, 2003 -- Democrat Dianne Feinstein of California, long considered supportive of disability rights, voted with Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee to approve, 11-8 , the nomination of Jeffrey S. Sutton to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. Disability activists have waged a fierce war against the Sutton nomination; activists were dismayed with Feinstein's vote. The nomination now moves to the floor of the full Senate for confirmation.