U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan raised about $303 million in a fundraising campaign when she was dean of Harvard Law School, a feat that set a record for all…
At the conclusion of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearings on the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan for a seat on the nation’s top court, the Jul 2, 2010 10:52 PM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court is issuing summary decisions without arguments or full briefing in an increasing number of cases, and it’s changing the way litigators are pitching their cases to…
Representatives of the American Bar Association told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that Elena Kagan received its highest rating because of legal skills that reviewers found “brilliant, gifted, and…
A comedian-turned-senator turns in a good performance (National Public Radio). Franken has recently taken issue with Rent-a-Center v. Jackson and pro-business decisions by the Supreme Court…
The lawyer for former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is buoyed by a U.S. Supreme Court order Tuesday sending the political corruption case against his client back to a federal appeals…
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