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Kagan's Confirmation Hearings, Day One
As Solicitor General , Elena Kagan represents the Obama Administration before the US Supreme Court. Now, the President has nominated her to succeed John Paul Stevens, whose retirement became effective today.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAs Solicitor General, Elena Kagan represents the Obama Administration before the US Supreme Court. Now, the President has nominated her to succeed John Paul Stevens, whose retirement became effective today. As the Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings this afternoon, she was introduced by Chairman Patrick Leahy, Democrat from Vermont. (After that broadcast of today's To the Point, Kagan read a prepared statement. We'll hear more tomorrow as questions and answers finally begin.)
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Julia Flucht
Producer, 'To the Point'
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Dahlia Lithwick
Author; Senior legal affairs correspondent, Slate; podcast host, Amicus podcast
Curt Levey
Executive Director, Committee for Justice
Erwin Chemerinsky
constitutional law professor and dean of UC Berkeley School of Law