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June 2010 Archive

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Bonus end of Term round-up

Despite the draw of the Kagan hearings, commentators continued to digest the Court’s most recent decisions. Ilya Somin of the Volokh Conspiracy suggests that McDonald v. Chicago will lead to “little if any change in the actual extent of gun regulation” by the states.

ByJames Bickford/Jun 30, 2010

Wednesday Kagan round-up

The news media is awash in coverage of General Kagan’s confirmation hearings. Kagan spoke with Senators for almost nine hours yesterday on a wide range of contentious topics.

ByMatthew Scarola/Jun 30, 2010

Kagan Issue Briefing | Presidential privilege

The eleventh briefing in our series on nominee Elena Kagan, here, is about the release of executive-branch documents related to Kagan. We have previously released ten other briefs in our nomination series, on abortion, “don’t ask, don’t tell,” working with the right, gender diversity on the Court, Citizens United, diversity hiring, executive power, judicial qualifications, gun rights, and ideology.

ByAdam Schlossman/Jun 30, 2010

Wednesday round-up

The Court yesterday issued its final orders of October Term 2009. The Washington Post’s Robert Barnes characterizes the Term as an “assertive” one for the Court, with Chief Justice Roberts playing a dominant role.

ByMatthew Scarola/Jun 30, 2010

General Kagan Confirmation Hearings | Day 2

Partnering with PBS NewsHour, SCOTUSblog is offering live coverage of Elena Kagan’s confirmation hearings before the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Both the NewsHour live video of the event, and our live-blogging narrative and commentary, will appear below.

ByErin Miller/Jun 29, 2010
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