Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 3/20/2009
Senate Confirms Kagan as Solicitor General
—
Most recently the dean at Harvard Law, Ms. Kagan will become the nation's first solicitor general.

Blog Reactions

The Page by Mark Halperin:  Kagan Confirmed as Solicitor General

Political Animal:  Friday's Mini-Report

scotusblog.com - 3/20/2009
Kagan Confirmed as Solicitor General
— scotusblog.com — The Senate has voted 61-31 to confirm former Dean of Harvard Law School Elena Kagan as the first female solicitor general. She will become the 45th person to hold the office. When the Senate roll call page becomes available online, we will post it ... (more) Kagan Confirmed as Solicitor General

Comments vote down The Volokh Conspiracy found this 3/20/2009found this
Comments
Blog Reactions

Kagan Confirmed as Solicitor General
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The former dean of Harvard Law passes through the Senate 61-31. ...

Friday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... . * Despite complaints from far-right activists, the Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as the solicitor general of the United States. * The unemployment rate is bad. The unemployment rate for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is ...

Related Content
Kagan nominated for solicitor general
boston.com 1/5/2009 — By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff Elena Kagan, Harvard law school's dean, will be the new solicitor general, President-elect Barack Obama's transition office announced. She will be Obama's voice at the US Supreme Court, and she has been considered a ...
Is solicitor hearing a trial balloon?
politico.com 2/10/2009 — Obama has nominated Elena Kagan, dean of Harvard Law School, to become the 46th solicitor general.
Kagan Advances Without Answering Questions:
volokh.com 3/9/2009 — The Senate Judiciary Committee favorably reported the nomination of Elena Kagan to be Solicitor General by a vote of 13-3. Three Republicans voted against her nomination, and three more abstained, due...
Obama's pick for Solicitor General -- Elena Kagan -- has never argued a case before the Supreme Court.
althouse.blogspot.com 1/14/2009 — In fact, it appears that she has no appellate experience at all. [F]ormer Solicitor General Charles Fried, now a Harvard colleague of Kagan's, exclaims "Nonsense!" when asked if Kagan's lack of appellate experience is a deficit. "Anyone who tells ...
Office of the Solicitor General
usdoj.gov 1/5/2009 — The original Statutory Authorization Act of June 22, 1870, states, " There shall be in the Department of Justice an officer learned in the law, to assist the Attorney General in the performance of his duties to be called the Solicitor General. " The ...
Obama names first woman solicitor general.
thinkprogress.org 1/5/2009 — Today, the Obama transition team sent out a release announcing several key Justice Department positions, including Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan as Solicitor General. Kagan will be the first woman to serve permanently in this important post, ...
EDITORIAL: Questions about Kagan
washingtontimes.com 5/26/2009 — It's time to come clean about the greens By THE WASHINGTON TIMES | Tuesday, May 26, 2009 EDITORIAL: U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan is reported to be on the short list to replace Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. If she were a Republican ...
Judge Diane Wood, Solicitor General Elena Kagan Seen as Supreme Court Hopefuls
washingtonpost.com 5/21/2009 — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...
Nominee for Solicitor General Revises Her Opinion on Opinions
washingtonpost.com 3/6/2009 — Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 6, 2009; Page A13
Solicitor general nominee says 'enemy combatants' can be held without trial - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 2/11/2009 — Reporting from Washington -- Harvard Law Dean Elena Kagan, President Obama's choice to represent his administration before the Supreme Court, told a key Republican senator Tuesday that she believed the government could hold suspected terrorists ...
Specter queries solicitor general pick — POLITICO.com: Congress 3/18/2009
Specter criticizes Elena Kagan for not providing "sufficient answers" on an array of policy matters.
2009/2010: Specter sticking with GOP? — First Read 3/18/2009
NEW YORK: Yesterday, the RNC announced it was transferring another $100,000 to the New York GOP for the NY-20 special election in two weeks, bringing the RNC’s total contribution to $200,000. “I am confident this additional investment will help ensure ...
Frank wants AIG bonus list — CNN Political Ticker 3/20/2009
Frank is seeking the names of those AIG employees who received bonuses. (CNN) — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo may have the names of those AIG employees who received bonuses, but House Financial Services chairman Barney Frank does ...
For Rangel, a Complicated Relationship With A.I.G. — NYT > Politics 3/21/2009
Representative Charles B. Rangel reversed his position and supported taxes on bonuses of executives at A.I.G., which he asked to donate $10 million to a school to be named in his honor. >
State Labor Commissioner Is Picked for Federal Job — NYT > Politics 3/21/2009
M. Patricia Smith, a lawyer supported by labor unions, would serve as the federal Labor Department’s No. 3 official. >