Government Abuse of Power

Reaction to Elena Kagan's Supreme Court nomination was swift but generally muted, as lawmakers, activists, advocates and pundits promised a thorough examination of her views. Though one Republican...
President Obama has selected Solicitor General Elena Kagan as the Supreme Court nominee to replace the retiring John Paul Stevens, a legal source close to the process told CNN Sunday evening.
While Ms. Kagan, 50, lacks the judicial paper trail of the other justices, statements she made as part of her 2009 nomination to solicitor general are sure to both appease and rankle conservative and...
"The United States bears a huge responsibility to make reparations to people of Afghanistan and Pakistan after pursuing nearly 10 years of destructive warfare that has destabilized both...

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