The Kagan Hearing’s Surprise Winner
The biggest winner of the Elena Kagan confirmation battle may be a conservative lawyer who never stepped foot inside the hearing room and was once on the fast track to a seat on the bench Kagan will probably soon occupy. As unlikely as it may have seemed at the start of the week, Miguel Estrada has emerged as the wronged hero seven years after he capitulated in a bitter partisan fight over a seat on a federal ... read more























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June 28, 2010 11:39 AM
Sadness Envelops Supreme Court’s Last Day
The justices took 75 minutes Monday to read their opinions and dissents in four eagerly awaited opinions but it was a somber feel in the courtroom from start to finish that had nothing to do ... read more