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Kagan Hearings? Let's Doodle Instead

John Johnson — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:49:26 CDT

Elena Kagan had a testy exchange in the morning with Jeff Sessions over her role in military recruiting at Harvard, but day 2 of her Supreme Court nomination hearings has been "rather unilluminating," writes Newsweek . (Though a photo of Al Franken sketching Sessions during the hearings was kind of interesting....

Supreme Court Short List Looks Like America

John Johnson — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:22:45 CDT

Hillary Clinton may not be on Supreme Court short list—assuming Robert Gibbs isn't fibbing—but those who are make up a diverse bunch. Of the eight names offered by the White House, maybe four are serious candidates (Elena Kagan, Diane Wood, Merrick Garland, and probably newcomer Sidney Thomas), with...

Women Indeed Dominated Obama's Court List: Insiders

Katherine Thompson — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:05:01 CDT

President Obama's short list for his Supreme Court pick consisted of four women: Solicitor General Elana Kagan, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, US Court of Appeals judge Diane Wood, and the eventual selection, Sonia Sotomayor. By Friday, Obama thought he was ready to make the pick, but decided to take...