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"Study Finds Questioning of Nominees to Be Useful"

"Study Finds Questioning of Nominees to Be Useful": Adam Liptak has this article today in The New York Times. And law professor Noah Feldman has an op-ed entitled "The Triumphant Decline of the WASP."

Today's edition of The Washington Post contains an article headlined "As Kagan confirmation hearings begin, Republicans struggle for line of attack." The newspaper also contains an article headlined "The Kagan hearings: Drama at the staff level is unseen but intense"; an editorial entitled "A Supreme conversation"; and an op-ed by columnist George F. Will entitled "More questions for nominee Elena Kagan."

James Oliphant of The Los Angeles Times reports that "Elena Kagan's confirmation hearing to start Monday; Senate Republicans are expected to grill Obama's Supreme Court nominee on issues such as gun control and campaign finance reform. Kagan is expected to be confirmed."

The Boston Globe reports that "Midterm politics form Kagan backdrop; Hearings on court pick will air parties' issues."

The Washington Times reports that "GOP promises tough queries at Kagan hearings; Prior confirmation uneventful."

The New York Daily News reports that "Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's liberal views will be hot topic at Senate confirmation hearings."

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that "Hatch wary of Kagan's 'activist' record."

The Providence (R.I.) Journal reports that "Whitehouse key to Kagan."

Bill Mears of CNN.com reports that "Kagan hearings to begin with questions from left and right."

Politico.com reports that "GOP eager to press case in Elena Kagan hearing."

The Associated Press reports that "Kagan to break silence as marathon vetting begins."

Reuters reports that "Obama's high court pick Kagan faces Senate hearing."

The Hill reports that "Republicans look to grill, not block Kagan" and "Supreme Court expert predicts '63, 64' votes for Kagan."

Fortune has an article headlined "Elena Kagan, wild card for big business."

Agence France-Presse reports that "Obama high court pick to face tough Senate questions."

And on today's broadcast of NPR's "Morning Edition," Nina Totenberg had an audio segment entitled "At Confirmation Hearings, GOP Eyes Kagan's Record."

Full post as published by How Appealing on June 28, 2010 (boomark / email).