Author: Adam Schlossman

In other nomination-related news:

• From the U.K., the Telegraph discusses the prospect that, if Kagan is confirmed, the Court would be made up of six Catholics and three Jews.
• The Los Angeles Times reports that Elena Kagan, if confirmed, would join two other female Justices –Ginsburg and Sotomayor – from New York City.
• At AOL News, Tamara Lytle discusses the likelihood that cameras will come to the Court and concludes that, although “Elena Kagan may have raved about the benefits of allowing cameras” in the Supreme Court, that day is “still likely far off.
• The BLT reports that the American Bar Association will begin to evaluate Elena Kagan’s qualifications to serve on the Supreme Court. Eugene Volokh briefly reviews past ABA ratings for Souter (“well qualified”), Thomas (“qualified”), and Roberts (‘well qualified”)
• At the WSJ Law Blog, Ashby Jones turns to the question of a possible successor to Kagan in the SG’s office.  He notes that a recent story by Marc Ambinder in the Atlantic has identified associate White House Council Don Verrilli as a likely successor.  However, even if the job may ultimately go to Verrilli, Jones writes, “it hasn’t happened yet.”

The Wall Street Journal profiles the list of potential nominees under consideration by the White House.  Anne Kornblut and Robert Barnes of the Washington Post discuss the administration’s list here.  ABC News reports that the White House plans to select a nominee by early May and briefly profiles some of the candidates on the administration’s short list.  TIME also discusses the short list, as well as the possibility that the next nominee may come from “inside [or] outside [the] judicial monastery.” The Associated Press reports on the “short list” and the possibility that the tea party movement could play a role in opposing the eventual nominee.

The retirement of Justice Stevens and speculation over potential nominees and the nomination process itself continue to dominate the news.  In the USA Today, Jonathan Turley reflects on the life, career, and legacy of Justice Stevens, describing his retirement as also “the departure of the last of the court’s ‘greatest generation.’”  In an NPR interview, Stevens biographer Bill Barnhart and U.C. Davis associate dean Vikram Amar similarly discuss the Justice’s career and delve a bit into his personality; Barnhart also discusses his new biography in an interview with the Chicago Tribune.  At CNN, Bill Mears writes that Justice Stevens’ influence on the liberal wing of the Court will be difficult to replicate, regardless of who is eventually nominated; Mears also notes that Stevens’ “willingness to put aside ego and to rule narrowly on hot-button cases -- combined with an unmatched cordiality and kindness -- earned him quiet power and respect.”   ACSblog summarizes content taken from various blogs that recently addressed the career and legacy of Justice Stevens, while a recap of Stevens-related discussion from the Sunday news shows can be found at the Ninth Justice.