He seems certain to face a contentious confirmation battle.

The terms of the current debate are slippery, just as they were in earlier confirmation battles.

In future confirmation battles, both sides will no doubt try to line up judges to testify just to keep things even.

When the president and the Senate disagree about important constitutional issues, confirmation battles are inevitable.

I don't think they'll go through a confirmation battle until after the election.

The confirmation battle is but one of the major issues this fall that puts a national focus on key players.

And the question is how much these early confirmation battles will cost him.

But abortion is never the explicit subject of these confirmation battles.

While the talks were going on, both parties also continued to prepare for what could be a momentous confirmation battle.

I've had a role in most of his confirmation battles, none of which have ever been easy.