Elena kagan

Kagan pledges deference to Congress
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan pledged Monday to be properly deferential to Congress if confirmed as a justice and to strive to "consider every case impartially, modestly, with commitment to principle and in accordance with law." In advance excerpts of her opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Kagan said the court is responsible for making sure the government does not violate the rights of individuals.
High court turns down both sides in tobacco fight
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has rejected appeals by the Obama administration and the nation's largest tobacco companies to get involved in a legal fight about the dangers of cigarette smoking that has stretched more than 10 years.
Potential Obama nominees for the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Sketches of potential candidates to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, listed alphabetically, with their pros and cons: WHO: Merrick B.
AP News in Brief
Bomb scare interrupts flight carrying 273 people, but may have been a hoax STOCKHOLM (AP) - Canadian police are investigating whether a phoned-in hoax caused a Pakistani jet to be diverted to Stockholm for several hours Saturday for fear that one of its passangers was carrying explosives.
Older News
S M T W T F S
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Copyright© 2010 The Gaea Times