Elena Kagan
July 20th, 2010
Today, I voted against the nomination of Elena Kagan to be Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Below is the full text of my remarks, as prepared for delivery during today’s Senate Judiciary Committee meeting:I am...
July 14th, 2010
Solicitor General Kagan’s testimony before the Judiciary Committee did not assure me that she agrees with the traditional understanding of the proper role of a judge.
June 29th, 2010
I made the following opening statement during the committee’s hearing on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Below is the full text of his remarks, as prepared for delivery:...
June 27th, 2010
Tomorrow, Monday, June 28, 2010, at approximately 7:00 a.m. EDT (also 7:00 a.m. CDT due to tape delay), U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will be on NBC’s “Today Show” to preview...
May 24th, 2010
The following news update was sent in from Bryan Underwood's campaign. Bryan Underwood is the Republican candidate running against Democratic incumbent Henry Cuellar in the 28th Congressional District of Texas.Seguin – Bryan...
May 15th, 2010
The White House posted an interview with SCOTUS nominee Elena Kagan on its website this past week. The White House says that the American people deserve to hear from Elena Kagan, but has only allowed for White House insiders...
May 11th, 2010
Senator John Cornyn discussed Obamas Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan with Savannah Guthrie today on MSNBCs "Andrea Mitchell Reports." Senator Cornyn is a member of the Judiciary Committee and will eventually hear...
May 10th, 2010
Today, I released the following statement after President Obama’s nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court:Now that President Obama has nominated Solicitor...
July 20th, 2010
Today Elena Kagan faces her first vote in the United States Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committtee is dominated by Democrats so Kagan is nearly certain to sail through this first round - as of this morning no Democrat has...
July 12th, 2010
The Population Research Institute, a pro-life think tank, has written a blog post on Elena Kagen's record on abortion. PRI says "Like her sponsor, President Barack Hussein Obama, Kagan has left little in the way of a paper...
June 28th, 2010
I issued the following statement after the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in McDonald v. City of Chicago:I applaud today’s Supreme Court decision that ensures every individual in our society has the...
June 25th, 2010
With both the nominations hearing of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court’s release of its decision in McDonald v. Chicago expected on Monday, U.S., I raised concerns today that Elena Kagan’s...
May 18th, 2010
Today, I met with Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan in Washington, D.C. You can view the video below, in which reporters inquire about the meeting.
May 14th, 2010
Erick Erickson from RedState.com has obtained Supreme Court Justice nominee's college thesis, which according to Erickson, "proves Elena Kagan is an open and avowed socialist. The woman declares that socialists must stick...
May 11th, 2010
Veteran Republicans of course, are persuaded that Elena Kagan will win easy confirmation to the Supreme Court. That may or may not be the case, but the problem is that veteran Republicans, soaked in generations of political...
April 15th, 2010
The following comment was sent in from a TexasGOPVote reader regarding the opening of John Paul Stevens Supreme Court Justice seat: