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Although the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote in favor of Elena Kagan’s nomination, it is not expected to do so today. As the AP’s Julie Hirschfeld Davis re...

By a vote of thirteen to six, the Senate Judiciary Committee today approved Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court. With the exception of Republican Senator Lindse...

Yesterday and today, a number of commentators responded to Adam Liptak’s weekend piece on the Roberts Court (which Erin covered in yesterday’s round-up.)  ACSBlog recaps ...

The Senate convened this morning to begin consideration of Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court. According to the Caucus Blog of the New York Times, Kagan is exp...

Supreme Court news continues to focus on now-Justice Kagan. At Concurring Opinions, Brandon Bartels expresses doubt that the Kagan confirmation hearings taught us “anythi...

As Lyle Denniston explains on this blog, late yesterday the Ninth Circuit delayed the granting of same-sex marriage licenses in California at least until December and ord...

At Balkinization, Jason Mazzone analyzes an assertion made by now-retired Justice Stevens in his dissenting opinion in McDonald v. Chicago – that provisions of the Bill o...

Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I'm in the airport gift shop and my flight leaves in 20 m...

Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: My mom says I'm ...

Here are today's three burning legal questions, along with the answers provided by the blogosphere. 1) Question: I'm at Starbucks. All I want is a plain bagel. Period. Bu...