Elena Kagan

Elena Kagan has been confirmed by the Senate as our next Supreme Court Justice.

The debate over Elena Kagan's Supreme Court nomination begins, and New Jersey Republicans who voted for family planning funding are now refusing to override the governor's veto.

Elena Kagan is one step closer to being a Supreme Court Justice, and the anti-choice movement is starting to foam at the mouth.

Sharon Lerner talks about the war on moms. Also, that's probably it for the Elena Kagan hearings, and we learned nothing. Health care reform starts actually happening, in tiny, tiny steps.

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Sady Doyle discusses why giving girls easy answers to the boyfriend question doesn't work. Also, the Elena Kagan hearings begin, and what do you do when anti-feminist women start pretending they're feminists?

 

 

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The fourth day of the Kagan hearings included - once again, guns, gays, abortion, and let me throw in judicial activism, because what's a Supreme Court Justice hearing without cries of "judicial activism" after all?

Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings kicked off on Monday, and her nomination has been met by glum resignation on the left and indifference on the right.

Lori Freedman explains why many doctors would like to perform abortions, but find that they can't. Also, the crawl of opposition to Elena Kagan, and how women can be punished for being too beautiful or not beautiful enough.

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Everyone claims she's an enigma in a dowdy suit, but after this weekend, maybe we know the Supreme Court nominee a little better.

Jessica Grose on what the new Gallup polling on abortion means. Also, week two of Elena Kagan watch, and the sex scandals involving major league hypocrites get even funnier.

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