I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
President Barack Obama announced his second nominee to the Supreme Court this morning. Solicitor General Elena Kagan will face opposition from both the left and right — but that she will most likely be confirmed before August, Newsweek reports.
Republicans in the Senate are conflicted as to whether or not they should filibuster Kagan. Meanwhile, the liberal blog Firedoglake, which has led the opposition to President Barack Obama’s policies from the left, says Kagan is unqualified to serve on the Supreme Court.
Obama’s first nominee, who replaced retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, was Sonia Sotomayor. Kagan is to replace the retiring John Paul Stevens, the senior member of the Supreme Court.
“While we can’t presume to replace Justice Stevens’ wisdom or experience, I have selected a nominee who I believe embodies that same excellence, independence, integrity, and passion for the law — and who can ultimately provide that same kind of leadership on the Court: our Solicitor General, and my friend, Elena Kagan,” Obama said this morning according to a transcript provided to the press by the White House.
“I have felt blessed to represent the United States before the Supreme Court, to walk into the highest Court in this country when it is deciding its most important cases, cases that have an impact on so many people’s lives,” Kagan said at the announcement. “And to represent the United States there is the most thrilling and the most humbling task a lawyer can perform. “
