President Obama was on hand Friday to witness the formal investiture of Elena Kagan, the 112th Supreme Court justice and the fourth woman to be named to the high court. Kagan repeated the oath of office as she took her seat on the court, wearing a black robe she received as a gift from her [...]
She smiled broadly as admirers stood and applauded. New Yorker Elena Kagan was sworn in Saturday as the Supreme Court’s 112th justice, the third woman on the current bench and the fourth female ever to serve on the highest court in the land. Kagan, 50, has never before been a judge at any level, but [...]
The prez will be highlighting the economy (again) on Friday, Aug. 6, traveling to Gelberg Signs in D.C. to discuss July employment numbers and Small Business Administration loans. In the afternoon, there should be broad smiles on display in the East Room as Obama hosts a reception in honor of Elena Kagan’s appointment to the [...]
Solicitor General Elena Kagan cleared the key hurdle Wednesday evening when she locked up commitments from 60 senators — 53 Democrats, five Republicans and two independents — to support her nomination to become the next member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Reaching the 60-vote threshold guaranteed that Republicans could not mount a filibuster against her [...]
as vote nears on Supreme Court seat Solicitor General Elena Kagan cleared the key hurdle Wednesday evening when she locked up commitments from 60 senators — 53 Democrats, five Republicans and two independents — to support her nomination to become the next member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Reaching the 60-vote threshold guaranteed that Republicans [...]
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday by a vote of 13-6. All 12 Democrats on the committee supported Kagan, as did Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Six Republicans voted against her nomination. “There’s plenty of reasons for a conservative to vote no, but there’s also one [...]
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