Kagan Co-Authored Clinton White House Policy Memo Supporting Compromise On 'Partial-Birth' Abortion Bill

As an adviser in the Clinton White House, Solicitor General Elena Kagan — President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee — co-authored a May 1997 memo recommending that President Clinton support a compromise proposal by then-Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D…

Videos Examine Pending Supreme Court Nomination

In this week’s video round up, we feature recent discussions about the President Obama’s pending announcement of a Supreme Court nominee…

Obama Says Supreme Court Nominee Must Support Women's Rights

President Obama on Wednesday said it is “very important” that his Supreme Court nominee interprets the Constitution as protecting individual rights, including women’s rights, the Washington Post reports…

Full Senate To Begin Debate On Sotomayor Tuesday

The full Senate on Tuesday is set to begin debate on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who is widely expected to be confirmed by the end of the week, the Los Angeles Times reports (Savage/Oliphant, Los Angeles Times, 8/4).

Senate To Vote On Sotomayor Confirmation Thursday Afternoon

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday announced that the Senate will hold a vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, CQ Today reports (Stern/Perine, CQ Today, 8/5).Sotomayor is expected to be confirmed with the support of all Democratic senators and some Republicans who have broken with party ranks (Rushing,

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