Top Republican Senators are now saying that Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s previous work as solicitor general may satisfy all the requirements needed for a justice to be recused from a case.
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Supreme Court Allows “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” to Stand
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to allow the 1993 law against homosexuals serving in the military to remain in force while court challenges are in process.
Lawmaker Says Jesus’ Golden Rule Made Him Vote for Elena Kagan
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is coming under fire for saying that Jesus’ Golden Rule – “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” – is what convinced him to cast his vote for pro-abortion Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, a woman who was responsible for doctoring a medical association’s official position on partial birth abortion that was later used by the courts to uphold the gruesome practice.
Elena Kagan Confirmed to Supreme Court
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
In spite of mounting opposition from conservative lawmakers as well as the public, the Senate confirmed the nomination of U. S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. She will be sworn in tomorrow.
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Conservative Lawmakers Want Kagan Investigated
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
As the debate leading up to the almost certain nomination of U.S. Solictor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court gets underway, conservative lawmakers have announced that if they had the numbers, they would demand an investigation into Kagan’s role in doctoring a medical group’s statement that influenced the outcome of the 1997 partial birth abortion debate.
Complaint Filed Against Kagan at Supreme Court
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A complaint has been filed against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan asking that she be disbarred for her role in falsifying an expert medical report regarding partial birth abortion.
Opposition Mounts As Kagan Vote Nears
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
With a Senate vote that may confirm U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court only days away, her controversial involvement in the partial birth abortion debate and other political activism has made her the most opposed nominee in recent history.
Senate Judiciary Committee Asked to Investigate Discrepancies in Kagan Testimony
by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
A representative of a leading pro-life legal organization testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and told a packed assembly that not only should the Senate reject the nomination of Elena Kagan for Supreme Court Justice, but they should investigate discrepancies between her written record and the testimony she gave during last week’s hearings.
Kagan Stumbles During Partial Birth Abortion Questioning
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan stumbled yesterday when questioned about her role in doctoring a critical statement from a medical group in the partial birth abortion debate. Her less than convincing answers may cost her some votes.
Bombshell: Kagan “Doctored” Critical Statement on Partial Birth Abortion Ban
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Newly released records show that a statement supposedly written by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) that was used as the basis for striking down Nebraska’s partial birth abortion ban in 2000, was not drafted by the medical community, but by then-Clinton advisor Elena Kagan.
