Five senators to watch in today?s Goodwin Liu vote (Washington Post)

The long battle over judicial nominee Goodwin Liu is expected to come to an
end this afternoon when the Senate votes on whether to confirm the University
of California at Berkeley law professor to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
9th Circuit.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that Democrats, who would need
seven Republicans to cross over in order to reach the 60-vote threshold, are
expecting that the Liu vote will be a ?very tight? one.

If the Senate rejects Liu?s nomination, it will mark the first time that
Republicans have filibustered an Obama judicial nominee ? nearly six years to
the day after a bipartisan ?Gang of 14? senators forged an agreement designed
to prevent such filibusters except in ?extraordinary circumstances.?

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