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From the source that Aps linked above:
She sounds interesting. I don't know if I support her as a pick or not. I'm in favor of having a more centrist court, for sure.Won praise -- from both liberals and conservatives -- during her tenure as dean of Harvard Law. Hired some of the best law professors in the country, including Obama friend (and administration official) Cass Sunstein of the University of Chicago.
*** But some liberals believe that Kagan, if nominated, would move the Supreme Court to the right. They argue that she -- a la Harriet Miers -- has a tiny paper trail, and so they believe it's inconclusive if she's as liberal as other possible Obama picks. Liberal critics also cite Kagan's past statements that suggest she believes in strong executive-branch powers.
***While at Harvard, received a standing ovation from the conservative Federalist Society. "I sort of looked out at them, and I said, 'You are not my people, and everyone laughed. And then I said, 'But I love the Federalist Society, and I think that that's when I got a standing ovation." (NPR interview, 12/22/09)