Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings kicked off on Monday. Her nomination has been met by glum resignation on the left and indifference on the right, as Adam Serwer notes in the American Prospect. Kagan is hoping to replace the Supreme Court’s most prominent liberal, Justice John Paul Stevens, who stepped down earlier this week. Progressives are counting on Kagan to shore up the pro-choice faction on the court.
Weekly Pulse: Kagan Hearings: Gags, God, Guns, and Gays |
| By: TheMediaConsortium Wednesday June 30, 2010 12:36 pm |
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Senate Denied Sen. Jeff Sessions’ Appointment as Judge in 1986 – Amy Goodman Reminds Us |
| By: acquarius74 Tuesday July 14, 2009 5:08 pm |
Video clip of Amy Goodman’s review of Sen. Jeff Sessions history in Law in Alabama. In 1986 the U. S. Senate denied his appointment by Ronald Reagan mainly on the basis of his record of racial impartiality.
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