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Sen. Jon Kyl to Retire; 5 Facts on the Arizona Republican
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsJon Kyl, the Senate minority whip, announced today that he would not seek re-election. This makes Kyl, R-Ariz., the fifth current senator to decline to run again in 2012, following similar announcements from Democrats Kent Conrad of North Dakota and Jim Webb of Virginia, Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas and independent Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. Here are five must-know facts about Kyl, who has been in the Senate since 1995 and previously served in the House of Representatives. 1. Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Finance Committee Kyl serves on the two ...
Elena Kagan Confirmation: Tote Board Guide for Supreme Court Nominee Hearing
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailyThe Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Solicitor General Elena Kagan, set to begin Monday, will be filled with tiny islands of insight and humor, amid an ocean of useless legal and political rhetoric. Now that the American Bar Association has taken some of the starch out of the "she's got no judicial experience" argument by giving the nominee its highest rating, there ought to be even less drama than last summer when Sonia Sotomayor went through the process before the same Senate Judiciary Committee. And there was very little drama back then. Still, there are certain expectations that ...
Elena Kagan Confirmation Vote
By David Knowles - Politics Daily(July 20)--The "ayes" have it. On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee surprised no one and voted to advance Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court to a full vote on the Senate floor. Thirteen Senators voted in favor of Kagan, and six against. Only Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) crossed party lines, giving Kagan his approval. "No one spent more time trying to beat President Obama than I did except maybe Senator McCain," Graham said in explaining his vote. "But I understood -- we lost, President Obama won. The Constitution in my view puts an requirement on me not to replace my judgment ...
Elena Kagan Memos from Paula Jones Suit Withheld by Clinton Library
By David Knowles - Politics DailyWhat a tangled legal web she may have weaved. Elena Kagan, President Obama's latest pick for the Supreme Court, once advised Bill Clinton in the sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Jones that played a prominent role in Clinton's eventual impeachment. In addition, Kagan also advised the former president in the Whitewater investigation. But the Clinton Presidential Library says that it will not publicly release memos that Kagan wrote to Clinton aides in those two matters because doing so would expose confidential information, the Associated Press reported. Instead, the library will only ...
Opinion: Expand the Field of Potential Supreme Court Nominees
By not in system - AOL News(April 26) -- As President Barack Obama prepares to select a nominee to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens, I am pleased that he is continuing his practice of reaching out to both sides of the aisle concerning judicial nominations. I am looking forward to consulting with the president, and with the Senate majority leader, the Senate minority leader and Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. This is an important step in the process of confirming the next Supreme Court justice. Last year's nomination of Justice Sonia Sotomayor was the result of similar consultation. Her nomination was an inspiration and an ...
Republicans Ask Sotomayor Tough Questions, Avoid Pitfalls
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyWhile all eyes are on Judge Sonia Sotomayor as she attempts to answer (or parry) tough questions, a subplot is playing out. Republican senators are seeking to provide constitutionally required advice and consent without being cast as villains determined to stop the first Latina nominated to the Supreme Court.As I write this, Republicans appear poised to thread that difficult needle. They have asked very tough questions -- in many cases, pointing out inconsistencies between the judge's speeches and her confirmation responses -- but have avoided the appearance of browbeating Sotomayor. There ...
Sotomayor Tougher on Crime Than Any of Her Colleagues
By Janet W. Battaile - Politics DailyConservative critics of Judge Sonia Sotomayor have had plenty to say about what they consider her liberal judicial record. But would it make any difference if they knew that as a New York trial judge, she was tougher on crime -- handing down more and longer sentences -- than any of her colleagues in the same district?RELATED: Sotomayor Could Save Obama's Summer ...
20 Questions for Sonia Sotomayor
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyOf course more than 20 questions await Judge Sonia Sotomayor, but the 26 most immediate come in the form of the Senate Judiciary Committee's exhaustive "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees." The in-depth self-examination is required for every federal judicial nominee under consideration by the Senate, including those nominated to the Supreme Court.The Committee sent the questionnaire to Sotomayor this week after President Obama announced her nomination. Unlike nominees of yore, nominees' answers are now posted on the Judiciary Committee's website, giving the public full view of everything from ...
Contemptible, Indeed!
By Denise Williams - Politics Daily(Via Salon.com) The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted 12-7 to send to the full Senate contempt of Congress citations against former Bush advisors Karl Rove and Josh Bolten. The Democratic majority was joined by two Republicans - Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Charles Grassley (R-IA). This decision by the Judiciary Committee dates back to the investigations into the US Attorney firings. The committee had subpoened numerous documents from Rove, Bolten and others in it's quest for answers about the obviously politically-motivated firings at the US Attorney's Office. The two refused to produce ...
Leahy Fights Back Over Fired U.S. Attorneys
By Jonathan Berr - Politics DailySenate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy has upped the ante in the legal fight over the firings of at least nine U.S. attorneys, saying the White House's claims of executive privilege that have thwarted his committee's investigation into the matter are "overbroad, unsubstantiated and not legally valid."The Vermont Democrat wants to compel White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten, deputy political director J. Scott Jennings, former adviser Karl Rove, and former political director Sara M. Taylor to testify before his committee, arguing that there isn't any executive privilege since ...
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