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Elena Kagan Has 'Serious Deficiencies,' Filibuster Is 'Conceivable,' Pete Sessions Says

Elena Kagan Has 'Serious Deficiencies,' Filibuster Is 'Conceivable,' Pete Sessions Says

One day before Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the committee's top Republican upped his critiques of the nomination and floated the possibility of a filibuster.

Appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said it was "conceivable" that a "filibuster might occur," should Kagan prove during the hearings to have extraordinary views.

 

Kagan papers on abortion bill released

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan took a pragmatic approach to the issue of late-term abortion when working as a top lawyer in the Clinton White House, documents released Friday show.

 

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