Senate Republicans Show Scant Opposition to Court Nominee

A recent White House push to build Republican support for judicial nominees showed signs of headway yesterday, as senators signaled little opposition to a candidate for a seat on a powerful appellate court in Washington.

The nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit went before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. The appellate panel is considered the nation’s second most influential court because its jurisdiction over federal rulemaking means it often hears major environmental, labor and national-security cases.