By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Compared to the first day of hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, which was mostly uneventful, conservative lawmakers are expected to subject her to much more high-powered questioning today on a variety of hot-button issues from abortion to homosexual rights.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
With confirmation hearings scheduled to begin in 10 days, new revelations about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan show that she has a long history of supporting radical Islam, from protecting the Saudis from a major 9-11 lawsuit to accepting large donations from the Middle East while fighting to have the U.S. military banned from Harvard.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Recently released records from Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s tenure as domestic policy advisor in the Clinton administration offer few clues to the positions she might take on social issues such as abortion, assisted suicide and illegal aliens.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A top deputy for U.S. Solicitor General and Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has filed a brief in support of the Vatican in an Oregon lawsuit that names the Holy See as responsible for the behavior of bishops and priests in the sexual abuse crisis.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
It has recently been discovered that U.S. Solicitor General, Elena Kagan, President Obama’s pick to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, helped craft President Clinton’s political strategy for sustaining his veto of the partial birth abortion in 1997, an effort that prevented the ban from becoming law until 2003.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
An essay written by Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan shortly after Ronald Reagan’s victory in 1980 reveals her desire for a more left-leaning government and her disdain for the pro-life movement.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In an effort to tightly “control the message” when it comes to information about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, the White House decided to publish its own interview with the candidate rather than subject her to tough questions from the press.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, 89, has announced that he will retire from the bench when the court finishes its work for the summer.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Judicial Confirmation Network is launching a series of national ads exposing the radical records of President Obama’s potential nominees to the Supreme Court to the American public.
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