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Showing videos filed under: elena kagan
David Corn: Confirming General Kagan
June 30, 2010What’s in a constitutional interpretation? As Thomas Jefferson once wrote to James Madison, “the principle is that the earth belongs to the living, and not the dead.” Over the centuries, many Supreme Court Justice’s have either uphold, or lost track of this, on one hand amending the constitution towards a more perfect union, on the other passively, calling the “balls and strikes” in accordance with the extant constitution.David Corn, Social Media, and the New Depression
June 30, 2010What’s in a constitutional interpretation? As Thomas Jefferson once wrote to James Madison, “the principle is that the earth belongs to the living, and not the dead.” Over the centuries, many Supreme Court Justices have either upheld or lost track of this, on one hand interpreting the Constitution towards a more perfect union, on the other passively, calling the “balls and strikes” in accordance with the extant Constitution.The Media Sizes up Kagan and Greenwashes BP
May 14, 2010What does the press take away from this week's top stories: a presidential nomination for Supreme Court, a catastrophic oil spill, and the political changes in Great Britain? Apparently it investigates Elena Kagan’s height and drinking habits, and heralds the spill as Obama’s Katrina. Host of WBAI's Wake Up Call Esther Armah and Dorian Warren, Political Editor of the Daily Voice and ColorLines Contributor weigh in on today's media panel.Cathy Albisa: On Elena Kagan and Rhonda Copelon
May 11, 2010President Obama got his second chance to nominate a Supreme Court justice not even a year after the first one with the retirement of John Paul Stevens, the Court's oldest member and its liberal backbone. He has nominated Elena Kagan, the current Solicitor General and the former Dean of Harvard Law School, but many progressives are unhappy with the choice, wishing that Obama had instead chosen a staunch liberal who would not run the risk of moving the Court to the right.Cathy Albisa, After-School Programs, and Joy Harjo
May 11, 2010President Obama got his second chance to nominate a Supreme Court justice not even a year after the first one with the retirement of John Paul Stevens, the Court's oldest member and its liberal backbone. He has nominated Elena Kagan, the current Solicitor General and the former Dean of Harvard Law School, but many progressives are unhappy with the choice, wishing that Obama had instead chosen a staunch liberal who would not run the risk of moving the Court to the right.
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