Analysis of Alito's Confirmation Hearings Two legal experts discuss what has happened so far in the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.

Alito's Supreme Court Nomination Confirmed

The Senate votes 58-42 to confirm Samuel Alito as the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice.

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Analysis of Alito's Confirmation Hearings

January 9, 20067:28 PM ET

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Two legal experts discuss what has happened so far in the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.

Douglas Kmiec is chair and professor of constitutional law at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif. Jeffrey Rosen is professor at George Washington University Law School and legal affairs editor at The New Republic.

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Alito's Supreme Court Nomination Confirmed

The Senate votes 58-42 to confirm Samuel Alito as the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice.