Kagan helped shield Saudi's from 9/11 lawsuits

[The Village Idiot]

http://kaganwatch.com/2010/05/11/kagan-helped-shield-saudis-from-911-lawsuits/

In May of 2009, Elena Kagan, as US solicitor general, filed papers with the US Supreme Court encouraging it not to listen to arguments in a lawsuit against the Saudi Arabian government. The suit was filed by thousands of family members and victims of the 9/11 terror attacks on the US.

The Supreme Court ultimately rejected the case.

“We were terribly disappointed with her ruling,” said Beverly Burnett, of Northfield, Minn., whose son, Tom, perished on United Flight 93 when it went down near Shanksville, Pa. “We had hoped she would be with us so that we could have our day in court.”

In court papers, they provided evidence that members of the Saudi royal family had channeled millions to al Qaeda prior to the bombings, often in contravention of direct guidance from the United States. But Kagan, acting as President Obama’s Solicitor General, argued that the case should not be heard even if evidence proved that the Saudis helped underwrite al Qaeda, because it would interfere with US foreign policy with the oil-rich nation, War on You reports.

Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) was extremely disappointed with Kagan’s actions. “She wants to coddle the Saudis,” he bluntly said.

[cavegal]

She is going to be a nightmare. Nothing we can do about it. It is just evil.

[Attero Dominatus]

She is also anti First Amendment.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Kagan-Speech-is-free-if-government-decides-it-has--93309159.html

[The Village Idiot]

She is also anti First Amendment.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Kagan-Speech-is-free-if-government-decides-it-has--93309159.html

Yes she is. I am amazed at the MSM spin that she might move the court to the right. That is so ridiculous.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

She is also anti First Amendment.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Kagan-Speech-is-free-if-government-decides-it-has--93309159.html

Tomorrow's NYT headline: Conservatives endorse videos depicting animal cruelty

[Boudicca]