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Video: SCOTUS Experts Weigh In on Kagan Confirmation Process

By | 06.15.10 | 8:32 pm

Five legal experts discussed Elana Kagan’s prospects for confirmation to the Supreme Court today at the Aspen Institute, and Abbey Brandon of TWI’s video team was on hand. The experts — Rachel Brand, a Justice Department official under George W. Bush; Lanny Davis, a former special counsel to President Clinton; More…

Conservatives Say Obama Efforts on Nominees Fall Short

By | 11.18.09 | 4:26 pm

On Tuesday, a few hours before the Senate would break an eight-month filibuster on the nomination of Judge David Hamilton to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) reflected on how his party had decided to delay that vote.

“Before [President More…