Mar 17 For some, Supreme Court nod is a 'wasted opportunity' for diversity By Kenya Downs President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court Wednesday left some scratching their heads. Considering his historic election as the first African-American president, some pundits expected that Mr. Obama's presumably last opportunity to affect the highest… Continue reading
Oct 10 Clinton documents show how the White House closed ranks during the Lewinsky scandal By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The papers include lists of talking points, questions prepared for media interviews and efforts to defend the president against impeachment, part of 10,000 pages of records being released from the Clinton administration. The documents did not appear to reveal any… Continue reading
Jul 04 Dissenting justices argue Wheaton contraception decision 'undermines confidence' in Supreme Court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A divided Supreme Court on Thursday allowed, at least for now, an evangelical college in Illinois that objects to paying for contraceptives in its health plan to avoid filling out a government document that the college says would… Continue reading
May 13 Watch Supreme Court Unanimously Rules to Uphold Monsanto's Soybean Patent Supreme Court Unanimously Rules to Uphold Monsanto's Soybean Patent… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch Kagan's Seating Marks Supreme Court Milestone, But Poses Recusal Hurdle The first day of the new Supreme Court term was also the first day on the bench for new Justice Elena Kagan. Women now make up a third of the high court for the first time. Jeffrey Brown talks to… Continue watching
Aug 06 Obama Touts Humor, History on Kagan Victory Lap By David Chalian One day after the Senate voted to confirm his pick for the Supreme Court, President Obama took to the East Room of the White House with the soon-to-be Justice Elena Kagan for a bit of a victory lap. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch Marcus and Gerson on Jobless Numbers, Prop 8, Divisive Kagan Vote Washington Post columnists Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson -- sitting in for David Brooks and Mark Shields -- discuss the mostly partisan Elena Kagan's confirmation vote, the U.S. job outlook and the same-sex marriage ruling in California. Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch Kagan Confirmed: 'Reliable Liberal Vote' or 'New-School Moderate'? The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court Wednesday by a vote of 63 to 37. Kagan will be the third female judge on the Supreme Court joining Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor. Ray Suarez examines the… Continue watching
Aug 05 U.S. Senate Approves Kagan to Join Supreme Court By Quinn Bowman The U.S. Senate voted 63 to 37 Thursday afternoon to approve Elena Kagan as an associate justice to the Supreme Court, making her the fourth woman to become a justice on the nation's highest court and the third woman on… Continue reading
Jul 20 Graham Lone Republican Voting 'Aye' as Senate Committee Approves Kagan By Quinn Bowman The Senate Judiciary committee voted 13-6 Tuesday to recommend that the full Senate approve Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be the next Supreme Court justice. The vote was along party lines with one exception -- South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham… Continue reading