Trying to understand what kind of justice a Supreme Court nominee will be is a bit like solving a puzzle. You have to decide which pieces (which legal decisions, which law review articles, which public speeches) are the most important to the picture and which are merely outliers.
In the case of Sonia Sotomayor, a lot of critics are focusing on a speech she gave earlier this decade which was published in the Berkeley La Raza Law Journal in 2002....
Kagan pledges modest approach as justice (AP)
AP - Elena Kagan is following the path of every recent Supreme Court nominee in pledging "a fair shake for every American" who comes before the court and stressing her ordinary roots.
Kagan's e-mails to go public as hearings approach (AP)
AP - Ever wish you could comb through a public figure's e-mail? Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's e-mails are about to go public as part of the Senate Judiciary Committee's preparations for...
Obama taps Kagan to give court historic 3rd female (AP)
AP - Introducing his Supreme Court nominee to the nation, President Barack Obama on Monday portrayed Elena Kagan as a guiding force for a fractured court and a champion of typical Americans....
White House To Open Up Visitor Logs
This was one of those inexplicable policy hold overs from the Bush administration that many Obama supporters shook their heads at. But now, well, looks like they’ve found their way out...
News Headlines for Independents
INDEPENDENT VOTERS Continued look at who independent voters are/are not and Obama’s poll numbers… A reminder: Most ‘independent’ voters aren’t (LA Times/Top of...
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