“Obama Selects Kagan for Supreme Court”: This article will appear Monday in The New York Times.
And Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “Obama picks Elena Kagan as Supreme Court nominee.” Barnes also has an article headlined “Elena Kagan: ’10th justice’ has deep legal knowledge but no bench experience.”
“AP source: Obama chooses Kagan for Supreme Court.” The Associated Press has this report. According to the article, “The announcement will happen at 10 a.m. Monday in the East Room of the White House.”
Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Kagan had rapid ascent to high court nomination.”
And CBS News reports that “Obama to Nominate Elena Kagan to Supreme Court.”
“Obama picks Kagan as Supreme Court nominee-NBC; Kagan is relative moderate; May face questions over gays in military; Has never been a judge”: Reuters has this report.
And The Daily Princetonian has a news update headlined “Obama to name Kagan ’81 as Supreme Court nominee.”
“Obama to name Kagan for high court; Kagan, 50, is currently solicitor general; would be court’s third woman”: NBC News has a report that begins, “President Barack Obama will nominate U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to serve as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, NBC News’ Pete Williams reported late Sunday night.”
“Kagan Seen as Court Front-Runner”: Laura Meckler will have this article in Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal. You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.
Financial Times reports that “Obama set to back Kagan for Supreme Court.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google News.
And The Telegraph (UK) reports that “Elena Kagan emerges as Supreme Court front-runner; Elena Kagan, the first female Solicitor General, has emerged as the front-runner to be nominated to the Supreme Court by Barack Obama.”
“Where We Go From Here: Process and substance in a Kagan nomination.” Tom Goldstein has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Holder: Miranda may need changes for terrorists.” The Associated Press has this report.
“Call for Court Consensus Builder May Be Overrated; Some Say Obama Should Focus on Intellect And Judicial Philosophy”: Lawrence Hurley had this interesting article in Friday’s issue of The Daily Journal of California.
“9750 Words on Elena Kagan; More than you ever wanted to know”: Tom Goldstein has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Age could be a key factor in high court pick”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.
And today’s edition of The New York Times contains an op-ed entitled “For President Obama, Many Gaps to Fill on the Bench.”
“Website comment poster unknown”: Today’s edition of The Nashua Telegraph contains an article that begins, “A New Hampshire mortgage company and a national website chronicling the housing market collapse have spent 18 months battling in court over the identity of an anonymous online commenter — all for naught.”
On Friday, I had this related post.
“Intrigue fills DA’s case against Sen. Orie; Pittsburgh-area lawmaker says corruption charges were filed against her over casino-industry criticism”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “State Sen. Jane Orie and Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. come from big, politically connected families in the Pittsburgh area. Now they are intertwined in a closely watched legal battle that could have implications for not only their own political futures but also for Pennsylvania’s highest court and the state’s growing gambling industry.”
“U.S. Supreme Court: Justices might like national ID card.” Michael Kirkland of UPI has this report.
“Friends, colleagues say both Wallace and Patterson are qualified for N.J. Supreme Court”: The Newark Star-Ledger contains this article today.
“Associate Justice Clarence Thomas honors SSU grads’ supreme milestone”: This article appears today in The Savannah Morning News.
“Sotomayor urges anxious grads to embrace future”: The Associated Press has this report.