(Cross-posted from TAPPED) Along with his fellow Republicans, Jeff Sessions spent much of the first day of Elena Kagan‘s confirmation hearings weirdly taking aim at the storied judicial career ofThurgood Marshall. Why? Because Marshall was an enemy of originalists, and the senators wanted to portray Kagan, who clerked for him, as cut from the same ideological cloth. Later Read More
Crossposted from CampusProgress.org With only 19 percent of Americans aware [PDF] that Elena Kagan is the nominee being confirmed to the Supreme Court this week, it’s not a surprise that some are questioning the usefulness of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings. While Newsweek calls the hearings “boring” and “unilluminating,” The New York Times reports Read More
[cross-posted from TAPPED] It’s hard not to see sexism in this obsession over Elana Kagan‘s sexuality. The White House has denied that Kagan is gay, but that’s not enough to counteract persistent rumors, perpetuated by those like Andrew Sullivan who believe that the role of bloggers is not to participate in traditional forms of reporting Read More
