Kagan's a not-so-leftist liberal

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Kagan's a not-so-leftist liberal

Los Angeles Times - ‎36 minutes ago‎

The daughter of a crusading New York street lawyer and protege of Justice Thurgood Marshall, the Supreme Court nominee has specialized in finding a middle position on the most contentious issues. Intern Madeline Nardacci marks spots for journalists in ...

Kagan an eager, tough-talking political player

CNN - Bill Mears - ‎1 hour ago‎

Washington (CNN) -- Elena Kagan will face a grilling from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, as the committee holds confirmation hearings on her nomination to the Supreme Court. But a look into Kagan's past shows the US solicitor ...

Supreme court nominee faces fierce US Senate battle

The Guardian - ‎20 minutes ago‎

The US Senate launches a confirmation hearing for the supreme court nominee Elena Kagan tomorrow, which is shaping up as a political battle over big government and activist judges, ahead of November's midterm elections. Kagan, who may regret calling ...

"The American people are concerned about their courts and their expansive government, which seems to be beyond anything they've ever seen. They'd like to know what their judges might do about it," he said.

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Kagan hearings to begin with questions from left and right

CNN - Bill Mears, Kate Bolduan - ‎2 hours ago‎

Washington (CNN) -- The political irony for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is who she is, what she hopes to be and the path necessary to fulfilling a long-held dream. Confirmation hearings for the ...

Why Kagan Won't Change the Court on War Powers

Newsweek - ‎1 hour ago‎

With Solicitor General Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation hearing due to start June 28, left-leaning skeptics worry that she may be more deferential to presidential war powers—at the expense of civil liberties—than retiring Justice John Paul ...

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Blogs

Time to ask Elena Kagan the 'culture question'

Los Angeles Times (blog) - ‎46 minutes ago‎

Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Elena Kagan's Supreme Court nomination will begin with opening statements Monday. Questioning starts the following ...

Republicans Retain Filibuster Option For Kagan

Wall Street Journal (blog) - Meena Thiruvengadam - ‎1 hour ago‎

By WSJ Staff By Meena Thiruvengadam Republicans are keeping the option of a filibuster on the table as Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation hearings get ...

Feinstein: Kagan will be pressed

Politico (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan will have to answer for a 1995 article she wrote in which she criticized high court nominees for repeating platitudes ...

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United States

Kagan Confirmation to High Court Not Sure Thing, Sessions Says

BusinessWeek - Kim Chipman, Greg Stohr - ‎43 minutes ago‎

June 27 (Bloomberg) -- US Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan may still face a Senate filibuster should she fail to assure ...

Sessions: Kagan fillibuster possible

Politico (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎

The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, said Sunday that a Republican filibuster of Supreme Court nominee ...

Sessions: Kagan Filibuster "Conceivable"

CBS News - Lauren Seifert - ‎2 hours ago‎

Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Pat Leahy and ranking Republican Jeff Sessions spoke with Bob Schieffer and Jan Crawford on how ...

Washington, DC

Why Elena Kagan should drop the Â'Kagan standard' at her hearings

Washington Post - John F. Manning, David A. Strauss - ‎14 hours ago‎

Elena Kagan, left, is greeted by Sen. Richard Durbin on Capitol Hill in May. (Alex Brandon/associated Press) By John F. Manning and David A. Strauss Sen. ...

Elena Kagan in her own words

Washington Post (blog) - ‎Jun 25, 2010‎

Updated June 25 Elena Kagan is said by many observers to have left a thin paper trail. Below are some of the more interesting publications, ...

Kagan and the porn wars

Politico - Josh Gerstein - ‎Jun 25, 2010‎

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan gave a notable 1993 lecture at the University of Chicago Law School. ...

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	Kagan's a not-so-leftist liberal ‎36 minutes ago‎ - Los Angeles Times
	Civil rights organizations question nominee Elena Kagan's record on race ‎18 hours ago‎ - Washington Post
	NEWSMAKER-Kagan bucks 40-year trend as US court pick ‎Jun 26, 2010‎ - Reuters
	Obama aides: Kagan ready to make 'vigorous case' for high court ‎Jun 25, 2010‎ - USA Today
	Elena Kagan: 8 Things You Need to Know About Her ‎Jun 25, 2010‎ - ABC News
	OU, Reform weigh in on Kagan ‎Jun 24, 2010‎ - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
	Top Republican on Kagan filibuster: 'I wouldn't take it off the table' ‎Jun 24, 2010‎ - USA Today