“GOP wants Clinton-era papers on Kagan”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Kagan knows importance of strong stance; Players break down Supreme Court nominee’s plate approach”: Mark Newman of MLB.com has this report.

“Into battle over Kagan; Democrats hail pick; GOP hits her experience”: This article appears today in The Boston Globe, along with articles headlined “For the court, a broker’s skills“; “At Harvard, dean eased faculty strife“; and “If she’s confirmed, court would have no Protestants.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Impressive legal credentials, but an anticlimactic pick.”

Today’s edition of The Boston Herald, meanwhile, contains articles headlined “Democrats and Republicans wary of court pick” and “Cornell prof: She leans right on key issues.” And columnist Margery Eagan has an essay entitled “Justices, nominee out of touch with reality.”

“Supreme Court nominee has thin ‘paper trail'”: Mark Sherman of The Associated Press has this report.

And at the web site of The New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin has a blog post titled “Elena Kagan and Gays in the Military,” while Blake Eskin has a post titled “The Ghost of Mrs. Kagan.”

“For Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, a history of pragmatism over partisanship”: This profile appears today in The Washington Post, along with articles headlined “Elena Kagan nomination for Supreme Court riles both sides of political aisle” and “Kagan would emphasize Supreme Court moving in new direction.”

“NJ court: Accurate lawsuit reporting not libelous.” The AP has a report that begins, “New Jersey’s highest court has ruled that a newspaper cannot be held liable for accurate reporting of allegations made in a lawsuit.”

You can access today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of New Jersey at this link.

“Thieves take controversial Mojave Desert cross”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Kagan Nomination Leaves Some Longing on the Left”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains a news analysis that begins, “The selection of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be the nation’s 112th justice extends a quarter-century pattern in which Republican presidents generally install strong conservatives on the Supreme Court while Democratic presidents pick candidates who often disappoint their liberal base.”

The newspaper also contains articles headlined “Democrats Express Praise for Kagan; G.O.P. Is Cautious“; “Reshaping Court’s Culture, a Woman at a Time“; and “Court Pick Can Still Rise on Her High School’s Alumni List.”

“Just Answer the Question”: Linda Greenhouse has this op-ed today in The New York Times.

“Law Review: One contingent hopes Kagan hearings revisit 9/11 case.” This article appears today in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“Kagan’s role against military recruitment studied”: The Associated Press has this report, along with articles headlined “Biden: Kagan will have strong bipartisan support” and “Kagan has presumption of court confirmation.”