BROAD CONCERN HAS EMERGED OVER KAGAN’S LACK OF JUDICIAL RECORD

Liberal Law Professor Paul Campos: “There’s No Public Record At All.” “‘She basically has such a scanty academic record, and she hasn’t written anything at all outside the strictly academic context. And she hasn’t been a judge. There’s no public record at all to speak of to evaluate her on, which is really a very strange situation,’ said Paul Campos, a liberal law professor at the University of Colorado.” (Josh Gerstein, “Kagan’s Scant Writings Spark Concern,” Politico, 5/10/10) (more…)

As Obama Begins Search For Second Supreme Court Nominee, He Should Listen To American Public On What They Want From The New Justice

RNC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL STEELE: “We thank Justice Stevens for his dedication and decades of service on our nation’s highest court.  Now President Obama has an opportunity to change course from his out-of-the-mainstream judicial nominees like Goodwin Liu and instead bring our country together by choosing a nominee whose record makes clear that they will rule on the law and not legislate from the bench or work to advance a political or personal agenda. The American people want and deserve a Supreme Court justice who will act with judicial restraint and an appreciation for the fundamental importance of an even-handed reading of the law.  The Supreme Court is not a political institution, and a Justice is not an elected official.  This is a lifetime appointment and the American people need to have the time to fully examine a nominee’s record and fitness to serve.” (more…)

• Judge Sotomayor’s confirmation as the next Supreme Court justice is a historic milestone in our

history.

• Still, many Americans remain unsure of her legal views – her testimony to the Senate Judiciary

Committee painted a much different picture of her legal views than we knew from her past public

statements, especially regarding our 2nd amendment rights.

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