Thursday, May 13, 2010

“Scott Brown satisfied with Kagan's answer on military ... - Thehill.com” plus 3 more

“Scott Brown satisfied with Kagan's answer on military ... - Thehill.com” plus 3 more

Scott Brown satisfied with Kagan's answer on military ... - Thehill.com

Posted: 13 May 2010 01:08 PM PDT

Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) met with Elena Kagan this afternoon and took the opportunity to ask about her attempt to bar military recruiters from Harvard Law School.

Kagan's move to bar recruiters from a campus facility – because, she said, the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy was discriminatory and "profoundly wrong" – has emerged as the biggest conservative talking point against her nomination. Brown, however, seemed satisfied with the solicitor general's explanation.

"She answered it, I felt, very honestly, and it was very clear to me after we spoke about it at length that she is supportive of the men and women who are fighting to protect us and very supportive of the military as a whole," Brown told reporters after the meeting.

"I do not feel that her judicial philosophy will be hurting men and women who are serving," Brown added.

The Massachusetts Republican would not say whether he will support Kagan.

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Android market share surpasses iPhone's, NPD says - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: 11 May 2010 08:38 AM PDT

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LOS ANGELES — Google's diverse and growing army of Android devices may now be outflanking Apple in the smartphone wars, according to a technology research firm. New York-based NPD Group ... to Google's promiscuous partnering philosophy — in short ...

Hatch vows probe of Kagan's judicial philosophy - Deseret News

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:48 PM PDT

SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Orrin Hatch says Republicans apparently dodged a worse-case, extremely liberal nominee to the Supreme Court, but he's not exactly sure what new nominee Elena Kagan's judicial philosophy is, and he vows a thorough probe into that.

He told the Deseret News that because of a private meeting he had with President Barack Obama last week, "I knew some of the ones he was looking at that were, at least ostensibly, much to the left of her. And, yes, I'm pleased that he did not go to them."

Hatch, a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and its former chairman, added, "I told him, 'I know you're going to pick Elena Kagan.' He's like a sphinx. He doesn't give you much facial expression at all, but I knew this was going to happen," Hatch said, in his first public discussion of that meeting last week.

Hatch said he figured Kagan would be picked because she is only 50 years old and could serve on the court for decades. Also, she has never been a judge, so it will be more difficult to pin down her judicial philosophy. She is the U.S. solicitor general and represents the federal government in cases before the Supreme Court.

Hatch said he is among those who really do not know what her judicial philosophy is. Even so, he added, "I know her quite well. I have lectured at Harvard (when she was dean of the law school there), and she's attended the lectures. She was very gracious and nice to me."

Hatch said, "Now, I have no doubt that she considers herself, to use their term, a 'progressive.' In other words, a liberal. You're not going to get anybody from this administration who isn't a liberal. So that's no problem. The question is, does she meet the qualifications for the Supreme Court."

Hatch added, "As far as I'm concerned, judicial qualifications go beyond legal experience. Any Supreme Court nominee should have an impressive resume, and she does. The more important qualification is judicial philosophy and a nominee's understanding of the proper role of a justice," which he said is to interpret the Constitution and not rewrite it.

"I'll examine her entire record," Hatch said. "Any conclusions I arrive at will be based on evidence, not blind faith."

He said that will include asking the White House to release documents about her work as an aide during the Clinton administration for clues about her philosophy.

"I just hope the administration will cooperate," he said, adding that Democrats had asked for such evidence about Republican nominees.

Hatch said the upcoming process will likely be long, if not contentious. He figures that hearings cannot happen until July, to give Republicans and others time to delve into Kagan's beliefs.

"Every writing she's ever made, speech she's ever made and comment she's ever made will be looked at by all members of the Judiciary Committee and their staffs, and that takes a little bit of time," he said.

e-mail: lee@desnews.com

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ACLJ Calls on Senate Judiciary Committee to Closely Examine Elena Kagan's Judicial Philosophy as Nominee for Supreme Court - PR Inside

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:25 AM PDT

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The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, today called on the Senate Judiciary Committee to fully examine the judicial philosophy of Solicitor General Elena Kagan, President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court.

"This is the beginning of an important, deliberative process in which the American people deserve to know where Elena Kagan stands on the Constitution

and the rule of law," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ. "The fact that Elena Kagan has no previous judicial experience underscores the importance of closely examining her judicial philosophy - will she abide by the Constitution, or will she take an activist view? With the Senate's constitutional role of providing 'advice and consent' regarding nominees, we call on the Senate Judiciary Committee to provide full and thorough hearings and ask the tough questions about how Kagan views the role of Justices, the Constitution, and the rule of law. While no nominee should express legal opinions concerning specific issues, the American people deserve to know whether this nominee – which could serve for many decades – embraces the philosophy of judicial activism."

Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the American Center for Law and Justice focuses on constitutional law and is based in Washington, D.C.

The ACLJ is online at www.aclj.org : .

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