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GOP Doctors High Court Audio In Attack Ad

Bloomberg | Jule Hirschfeld Davis and Greg Stohr | Posted 03.29.2012

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A Republican Party Web-based advertisement uses altered audio from U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments to attack President Barack Obama's health-care la...

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White House Defends ' Worst Supreme Court Argument of All Time'

politico.com | JONATHAN ALLEN | 3/28/12 9:25 AM EDT | Posted 03.28.2012

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The White House is coming to the defense of Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, whose efforts to defend the president’s health care law Tuesday are u...

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Supreme Court Lawyers Arguing Health Care In Front Of Justices

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 05.28.2012

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-- The lawyers arguing Wednesday at the Supreme Court over President Barack Obama's health care law: ___...

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Supreme Court Waits in the Wings as Appeals Court Considers the Constitution, Voting Rights, Race and Criminal Justice

Elizabeth B. Wydra | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth B. Wydra

Serious questions about racial discrimination in our criminal justice system, laws that deny the vote to those who have been convicted in this system,...

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Elena Kagan Stepping Aside As Solicitor General During Confirmation Process

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is stepping aside as solicitor general during her confirmation process. Kagan wrote a letter to ...

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Obama Interviews Elena Kagan For Supreme Court Nominee

Newsweek | By Daniel Klaidman and Ben Adler | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEWSWEEK has learned that President Obama interviewed Solicitor General Elena Kagan at the White House on Friday for the open seat on the Supreme Cour...

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Kagan is No Lady Gaga of Law

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Helmke

Maybe Kagan is no Lady Gaga when it comes to fashion. But for most Americans, the way Kagan outfits herself is just fine. What's in her mind and her heart are far more important than what's on her back, neck, or her ring finger.

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Elena Kagan Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings To Begin June 28

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman moved quickly Wednesday to advance Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan down a so-far smooth r...

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McConnell Knocks Kagan For Arguing Against Citizens United

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Senate's top Republican is criticizing Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan for backing limits on the ability of corporations and ...

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Weekly Pulse: SCOTUS Nominee Kagan a Cipher on Choice

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger On Monday, President Barack Obama nominated solicitor general Elena Kagan to replace retiring Justice ...

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Sam Stein

Democratic War Room Unleashed For Kagan Nomination

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the hours following the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, the predominant feature of the debate has been the swift, campaign-like ope...

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Elena Kagan Tapped For Supreme Court (VIDEO)

AP/Huffington Post | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, declaring she would demonstrate the same ...

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Obama Administration and DNA

Rob Warden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will the Obama Administration stick with the Bush Administration's opposition to DNA testing that could set a man free?

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Obama's Solicitor General: Kathleen Sullivan?

ABA Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

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***Check Back For Updates*** A recent article in the ABA journal said that Kathleen Sullivan may be on the short list for Obama's Solicitor General A...

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