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Obama Picks Elena Kagan For Supreme Court

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President Obama named Solicitor General Elena Kagan this morning as his nominee for the Supreme Court to replace 90-year-old retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. We look at his selection and how the confirmation process is likely to play out.

Guests:

Vikram Amar, professor and associate dean of academic affairs at UC Davis School of Law

Peter Keane, dean emeritus and professor of law at Golden Gate University Law School

Margaret Russell, professor of law at Santa Clara University School of Law

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