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Friday, May 14, 2010

“Senators test Kagan questions during Matheson confirmation hearing”: Today’s edition of The Deseret News contains an article that begins, “The confirmation hearing of 10th Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Scott Matheson Jr. morphed Thursday into a pre-battle test of weapons that senators may use in upcoming hearings on new Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.”

And The Salt Lake Tribune reports today that “Senate judiciary panel heaps praise on Matheson nomination; Arizona’s Jon Kyl lobs the only tough questions at committee hearing.”

Posted at 1:55 PM by Howard Bashman



Divided three-judge Sixth Circuit panel denies panel rehearing in Grayson County, Kentucky Ten Commandments case: You can access today’s order denying rehearing, and the dissent therefrom, at this link.

Posted at 10:17 AM by Howard Bashman



“Kagan opposed military stance on gays; It is one of the few times the Supreme Court nominee has expressed a deeply held view on a controversial legal matter”: David G. Savage and James Oliphant have this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

The New York Times reports today that “Nominee Scrutinized for Hiring on Race.”

The Washington Post contains articles headlined “Kagan’s firsthand White House experience is rare on Supreme Court” and “Is sexual identity our business, or are we a nation of busybodies?” In addition, columnist Ruth Marcus has an op-ed entitled “Elena Kagan: A smart woman with fewer choices?

The Boston Globe reports that “Kagan makes rounds on Capitol Hill; Explains to Brown her position on military recruiters.”

And yesterday evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered” contained an audio segment entitled “Kagan On Senators’ Minds As Judiciary Panel Meets.”

Posted at 8:45 AM by Howard Bashman