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 snooze" so far, and interest groups have struggled to "capture the attention of a public focused on other matters," such as the Gulf Coast oil spill, according to Roll Call (Roth, Roll Call, 6/24).Democrats and Republicans both expect that Kagan will be confirmed, the New York Times reports...
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