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Senate to Vote on Kagan Today; Confirmation Likely

(Aug. 4) -- Solicitor General Elena Kagan cleared the key hurdle Wednesday evening when she locked up commitments from 60 senators -- 53 Democrats, five Republicans and two independents -- to support her nomination to become the next member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Reaching the 60-vote threshold guaranteed that...

Senate to Begin Debate on Kagan Court Nomination

WASHINGTON (Aug. 3) -- A confirmation vote is all but assured for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan as the Senate begins debate on making her the fourth female justice. Supporters and opponents were to weigh in during debate starting Tuesday on President Barack Obama's nominee. A vote is expected before week's end....

Elena Kagan Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Solicitor General Elena Kagan's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday by a vote of 13 to 6. All 12 Democrats on the committee supported Kagan, as did Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). Six Republicans voted against her nomination. "There's plenty of reasons for a conservative to...

Kagan Faces First Vote on High Court Confirmation

WASHINGTON (July 20) -- Elena Kagan is facing the first vote on her nomination to the Supreme Court before a Senate panel dominated by Democrats who are all but certain to support her. The only real question is whether she will get any Republican votes. The Senate Judiciary Committee is meeting Tuesday to take up Kagan's...

Kagan Supporters Optimistic on Confirmation

(June 30) -- The confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan aren't over yet, but it's hard to escape the impression that, however they'll vote, the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have little else to consider. And there was considerable optimism among Kagan supporters that she'll be...

Background on Elena Kagan Supreme Court

On May 10, 2010, President Barack Obama announced his selection of Elena Kagan for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.

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