Elena Kagan -- who made history as the first female solicitor general and the first female dean of Harvard Law School -- received Senate confirmation Thursday to become the third woman on the current Supreme Court and the fourth female justice in U.S. history, USA Today reports. Five Republican...
With a Senate vote expected this afternoon, Elena Kagan's confirmation to become the fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court is essentially "assured," the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Nearly every Senate Democrat, the chamber's two independents and a number of Republican senators...
Today, the full Senate begins debating Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, with a final confirmation vote expected before Congress adjourns for its August recess, CQ Today reports. Given that the Democrats hold the majority in the chamber and that Kagan has the support of at least...
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) on Friday announced that he will vote against Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, making him the first Democrat to publicly state his opposition to her confirmation, the AP/Boston Globe reports. In a statement, Nelson said he "has heard concerns from Nebraskans regarding...
The Senate is expected to take up Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court between Wednesday evening and Friday of next week, a plan that could anger Senate Republicans, CongressDaily reports. GOP senators seek at least three days for speeches about Kagan before voting on her nomination...
Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) on Wednesday became the fourth Republican senator to announce her support for Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, the New York Times' "The Caucus" reports. Snowe said Kagan met the standard she uses for evaluating judicial nominations by displaying "strong...
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Friday became the third Republican senator to announce her support for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, the AP/MSNBC reports. In a statement, Collins praised Kagan's "intellect, experience, temperament and integrity" and said Kagan deserves confirmation based on...
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 in favor of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration, the New York Times reports (Stolberg, New York Times, 7/20). Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) was the only GOP panel member to...
sexist Sharia Law into American? jurisprudence.
she has never been a judge and since Sharia Law is violent, unjust and loaded with cruel and unusual excessive punishments, It is quite apparent that Elena Kagan should never be allowed anywhere NEAR the Supreme Court or American Constitutional...
On Tuesday, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee are expected to request a one-week delay on the committee's vote on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, a request committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said he would grant, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (Hirschfeld Davis...
In a USA Today opinion piece on Thursday, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) became the seventh Senate Republican to announce his opposition to Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, citing her decision to prevent military recruiters from using Harvard Law School's career services center while she was dean...
Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced last week that they will vote against Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's confirmation, Bloomberg/Boston Globe reports (Litvan, Bloomberg/Boston Globe, 7/3). The Senate Judiciary Committee concluded its...
After a "smooth performance" in Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan appears likely to win the support of the majority of committee members and senators, the AP/CBS News reports (AP/CBS News, 7/1). Kagan is expected to receive minimal support from...
On her final day of questioning from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan discussed her work related to a proposed ban on an abortion procedure when she served as a domestic policy adviser in the Clinton administration, the New York Times reports. After...
Legal precedents dictate that abortion regulations protect women's health and lives, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan said in her second day of hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, PBS' "Newshour" reports (Ifill, "Newshour," PBS, 6/29). The bulk of Tuesday's session featured...
In the first day of her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan said she would be a "modest" justice and show proper deference to Congress and the presidency, the New York Times reports. Kagan pledged to consider each case with "even-handedness and...
The American Bar Association on Thursday rated Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan "unanimously well qualified" to serve on the court, the highest ranking the group bestows, CongressDaily reports (CongressDaily, 6/24). Fifteen members of ABA's Standing Committee approved the rating, with one...
Critics and supporters of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan are intensifying efforts to focus public attention on her suitability for the court, Roll Call reports. The Senate Judiciary Committee begins Kagan's confirmation hearings on Monday. The debate over the nominee "has been a bit of a...
A bipartisan group of eight former solicitors general endorsed Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan in a letter released by the White House on Tuesday, CQ Today reports (Emery, CQ Today, 6/22). The letter was sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is scheduled to begin Kagan's confirmation...