The Senate Judiciary Committee held its third day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. In the second round of questioning, senators were allotted 20 minutes each.
Part 3 consisted of questions from Senators Kyl, Graham, Cardin, and Cornyn. Questions focused on habeas corpus for enemy combatants, the Commerce Clause, same-sex marriage, abortion law, constitutional interpretation, foreign law and judicial philosophy.