Senator Schumer's Explanation for Blocking Estrada's Judicial Nomination

WOODRUFF: The Sutton confirmation sets the stage for a larger battle over the president's judicial picks. This week Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is expected to force confirmation votes on two highly controversial nominees, Judge Priscilla Owen of Texas and Washington lawyer Miguel Estrada.

Democrats are, so far, determined to sustain a filibuster of the Estrada nomination, citing Estrada's refusal to release memos from his tenure as a lawyer in the Justice Department.

SEN. CHARLES SCHUMER (D), NEW YORK: We did it because we were so appalled by the arrogance -- the arrogance of the nominating process that said you could just ignore the advise and consent process and say, "I can't answer this because I may have to judge it on a future case."