Senate committee postpones Sotomayor vote

WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday announced it was rescheduling its confirmation vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to next week.

The committee said on its Web site that the vote, which had been scheduled for Tuesday, would be taken July 28, and would be streamed live over the Internet. The reason for the postponement was not announced.

However, CNN reported that it was to give the Republicans more time to go over Sotomayor's judicial record.

Sotomayor is widely expected to win approval from the committee despite conservative objections that she is too much of an "activist" judge rather than a strict constitutional interpreter.

CNN said four Senate Republicans have said they would vote in favor of Sotomayor's nomination.