New Solicitor General Confirmed by Senate
June 06, 2011
Verrilli fills a vacancy left by Elena Kagan when she became a Supreme Court justice last year. Since Kagans departure, Neal Katyal has been the acting solicitor general. This...
In the Senate, Swipe Fees on Tap
June 05, 2011
He would become the first permanent replacement for Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The Senate has a Monday night cloture vote on that nomination, which was reported out of...
Senate Judiciary Receives Kagan Questionnaire
February 08, 2011
The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving toward setting a hearing date for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on the heels of White House delivery today of Kagan's completed...
GOP Solidifying Against Kagan
February 04, 2011
While Solicitor General Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court is widely assumed, Senate Republicans are erecting what barriers they can in a bid to highlight...
Kagan Receives ABA's Top Rating
February 04, 2011
The American Bar Association, in an expected step, today gave Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan its top rating... '' This peer-reviewed evaluation of the nominee's integrity, professional competence, and temperament is further evidence of Elena Kagan's qualifications...
Tom Reed (R)
October 31, 2010
He suggested on Twitter that the district was being shortchanged by the Houses failure to vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The Senate votes on...
From National Journal Blogs
Vote On Kagan Underscores Conflict- Driven Atmosphere
August 06, 2010
| The Ninth Justice The Senate's final vote to confirm Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court was notably partisan, and it was punctuated by a kerfuffle between Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., who was...
Kagan Confirmed, 63 - 37
August 06, 2010
| The Ninth Justice The Senate on Thursday confirmed Elena Kagan for a lifetime seat on the Supreme Court mostly along partisan lines, 63 - 37. The margin was narrower than the one for Sonia...
McConnell: Not Spiking The Ball Yet
August 06, 2010
| Insider Interviews He also explained the strong opposition of most Republicans to the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Read the full interview here. Advertisement ...
Senate Kicks Off Debate
August 03, 2010
| The Ninth Justice The Senate opened debate today on the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan, with Judiciary ranking member Jeff Sessions leading the GOP opposition. Kagan is unfit to sit on...
GOP Makes Last Appeal Against Kagan
August 03, 2010
| The Ninth Justice The Senate today kicks off debate on Elena Kagan' s Supreme Court nomination as Republicans, buoyed by an unexpected Democratic'' no'' vote, argue for opposing Kagan over...
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From National Journal Columnists
Injudicious Politics?
March 21, 2011
Some congressional Republicans contend that as the Obama administrations former solicitor general, Justice Elena Kagan should recuse herself from health care deliberations. For...
Bonfire Of The Inanities
December 18, 2010
Now free speech champions are stoking those fears as the Senate takes up Solicitor General Elena Kagan' s nomination to sit on the Supreme Court. Kagan's oral arguments before...
