This morning, President Obama officially announced his nomination of Elena Kagan to replace Justice Stevens on the Supreme Court. The Associated Press, the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, USA Today, the BLT, and JURIST all have coverage of President Obama and General Kagan’s comments, which were made at 10 a.m. in the East Room of the White House. (SCOTUSblog live-blogged the announcement, and video is available via C-SPAN.)
Following the President’s announcement, many commentators have weighed in on General Kagan’s credentials and on the likelihood that she will be confirmed by the Senate. Nina Totenberg, reporting for NPR, covers General Kagan’s record, noting her relative lack of a “paper trail” as well as her outspoken opposition to the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy during her tenure at Harvard Law School. At Concurring Opinions, Brandon Bartels discusses the possibility of strong Republican opposition to Kagan as a candidate, while at the Associated Press, Jesse Holland and Julie Hirschfeld Davis argue that the Solicitor General will easily be confirmed this summer, as does Kenneth Jost at Jost on Justice.
