Supreme Court Confirmation

Richard Lugar Becomes Second Republican To Endorse Elena Kagan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Though her nomination to the Supreme Court now seems fairly secure, Elena Kagan and -- by extension -- the White House scored another victory on Wedne...

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MoveOn Supreme Court Ad: Is The Court 'Corporate America's Newest Subsidiary?'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Three liberal groups -- MoveOn.org, People for the American Way and Alliance for Justice Action Campaign -- have launched a new ad attacking the Supre...

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Announces Opposition To Elena Kagan

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan drew opposition Friday from Republican leader Mitch McConnell and two other GOP senators, raising...

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Kagan Senate Hearings: A Look At The Senators Judging A Would-Be Supreme Court Justice

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A cast of graybeards, rising stars and a lame duck once in charge convenes Monday as the Senate Judiciary Committee to consider giv...

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Kagan Confirmation Hearings Begin

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Elena Kagan pledged to be a model of impartiality and restraint as a Supreme Court justice as the Senate opened confirmation hearin...

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How The White House Plans To Sell Its Next Supreme Court Nominee

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama will choose a nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in "the next couple weeks," an administration...

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The Senate Farce for Kagan's Confirmation to the Supreme Court

Robert W. Benson | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is unlikely that candor will emerge at the Senate confirmation hearings on Elena Kagan. We are in for days of a farce that serves politics but does not serve the truth.

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Kagan Military Controversy: AP Fact Check Shows She's No Ivory-Tower Peacenik

AP | CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Elena Kagan is no ivory-tower peacenik. Judging by her own words, the Supreme Court nominee held the armed forces in high regard d...

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Elena Kagan Supreme Court Confirmation Battle: How Her Opponents Will Try To Kill Her Nomination

The Huffington Post | Shriram Harid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that Elena Kagan has been officially appointed heir to Justice Stevens, conservatives and other Kagan-critics have been readying themselves for a ...

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Justice Sotomayor: Thurgood Would Be Pleased

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

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The balance of the Court didn't shift with the new appointment, but I'm certain that the new Justice's life experience, outstanding scholarship, and hard work will have a powerful impact on the Court for the rest of my lifetime.

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NRA Threatens On Sotomayor Vote: No One Listens

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association's threat to punish senators who vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been met with a s...

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GOP Sen. Graham To Support Sotomayor

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that he will vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, breaking with his party'...

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Sotomayor Confirmation: Swaying Court May Be Tougher Than Confirmation

AP | By MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sonia Sotomayor might find it was easier to disarm Republican senators who have one eye on Hispanic voters than to sway Supreme Court ju...

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GOP: Sotomayor Fight Not Helping Us Much

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly a month after President Barack Obama picked her for the Supreme Court, Republican senators say Sonia Sotomayor isn't serving as the political l...

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McConnell Warns Dem "Rush" To Confirm Sotomayor Will Have "Consequences"

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Republicans accused Democrats Wednesday of moving too hastily on Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, warning that the decis...

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