Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander said today that he will vote against confirming Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court because of her decision to limit military recruiters' access to students as dean of Harvard Law School.

"I remain deeply troubled by her aggressive opposition to allowing military recruiters the same access to Harvard Law School as other prospective employers," Alexander said in a statement.

Alexander's position was in question because, while most of his conference is set to oppose Kagan, the Tennessee senator last year voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the high court, citing her qualifications. But Alexander, who also voted against confirming Kagan as solicitor general, said the Harvard recruiting issue factored heavily because Kagan has no judicial record.

Kagan, an opponent of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on gays in the military, told the Senate Judiciary Committee she tried to balance Harvard's anti-discrimination policy with a law requiring full access for military recruiters by preventing their use of the school's career services office but allowing them to meet students elsewhere. The Senate is set to vote on her nomination in August.