Kagan Says ‘Yes’ to Cameras in the Courtroom

By Andrew Gauthier 

The Wall Street Journal

You want forthcoming? Well, the Kagan hearings so far haven’t mimicked the confessional tone of MTV’s “The Hills,” but theyve revealed a bit more than did last year’s hearings involving Sonia Sotomayor.

For starters, Kagan Tuesday morning didn’t hedge when asked her opinion of cameras in the courtroom. “I think it would be a great thing for the institution and for the American people” to have cameras, she said, adding “I’m open to being persuaded I’m wrong.” Wow. A far cry from David Souter’s cameras “over my dead body” proclamation. More…

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