Judge Blocks Release of Kagan Related Emails

[Janice]

Judge Blocks Release of Recusal-Related Emails Kagan Sent WH—Says They're ‘Personal’

(CNSNews.com) - U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle, a Clinton appointee, has ruled that the Justice Department does not need to release emails Solicitor General Elena Kagan sent from her DOJ email account to people in the White House—in which she discussed her recusal decisions as solicitor general—because the emails were “used for a purely personal objective.”

CNSNews.com and Judicial Watch were seeking public release of the emails through lawsuits filed under the Freedom of Information Act.

The “purely personal objective” cited by the judge was Kagan’s goal of being confirmed to the United States Supreme Court.

At issue is whether Kagan must recuse herself as a Supreme Court Justice when the cases challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare reach the court.

This clowns ruling is clearly extra judicial. Where do some of these judges get their law degrees, the old Soviet Union? Ok, so if she used her DOJ email for personal reasons charge her for misuse, then move ahead with recusal. And remember the Republicans that voted for Kagan's confirmation folks because if this stands and she is allowed to write an opinion in the pending Zerocare case, the Rule of Law is null and void.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Bizarre analysis, "Purely personal objective" is not a valid FOIA exemption for a public record.

[Ballygrl]

This clowns ruling is clearly extra judicial. Where do some of these judges get their law degrees, the old Soviet Union? Ok, so if she used her DOJ email for personal reasons charge her for misuse, then move ahead with recusal. And remember the Republicans that voted for Kagan's confirmation folks because if this stands and she is allowed to write an opinion in the pending Zerocare case, the Rule of Law is null and void.

And this is why we need to elect a Republican in 2012, I don't give a hoot who it is, aside from Ron Paul, but Obama winning means at least 1 SC appt. when Kennedy retires.

[thundley4]

IIRC, the left wanted Sarah Palin to release all emails from any and all accounts she had.