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On Day 2, Kagan Tries to Appease Republicans

Source: Law.com – Newswire
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan attempted Tuesday to defuse Republican concerns about her approach to constitutional law. Kagan declared that Supreme Court decisions regarding gun rights are settled law, disavowed statements by President Barack Obama about the role of empathy in judging, and even sided with Justice Antonin Scalia in endorsing the “originalism” method of constitutional interpretation. The sharpest exchange came over Harvard Law’s stance on the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
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