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Nevada Sen. John Ensign, who is facing legal and ethics investigations that ultimately stem from an affair he had with the wife of an aide, set up a legal defense fund in...

Today Senator Arlen Specter announced in a USA Today op-ed that he will vote for Elena Kagan’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Specter says Kagan did “just enough” to ...

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Harvard Law School student Kurt White, a decorated Iraq war veteran, joined in a press conference this morning to counter Republican assertion...

 "Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned"

The Supreme Court is losing some its geographic diversity as Elena Kagan prepares to become the fourth sitting justice from New York City, replacing Illinois native Justi...

The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court began two months ago with a debate over the impact of judges' personal biases. It's ending the same way. Senators f...

Tomorrow the Federal Communications Commission will open a notice of inquiry to review the agency's authority to regulate broadband Internet access, focusing on the ...

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The death of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) is complicating the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Kagan's hearing is going into a third day today, b...

Senators who have spent years pushing an overhaul of patent law today praised President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, suggesting tha...