WASHINGTON — The ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Vermont's Patrick Leahy, said Wednesday that despite his reservations regarding John Roberts' commitment to civil rights and other issues, he would vote for him to be next chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. "Is a 'no' vote the easier and more popular one? Of course, for me it is, especially with my constituency," said Leahy. "But in my judgment, in my experience, but especially in my conscience, I find it is better in this nomination to vote 'yes' than 'no.'" Calling Roberts a "man of integrity" and saying...