The National Law Journal's photo editor, Diego M. Radzinschi, has been covering the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Below is a sampling of his work from Monday, the first day of the hearing.
The scene in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), center, and the committee's top Republican, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), right, greet Kagan:
Sitting in the front row were White House Staff Secretary Lisa Brown and Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal:
Kagan sits at the witness table:
Former acting solicitor general Walter Dellinger, who informally advises the White House and heads the appellate practice of O'Melveny & Myers:
Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), left, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.):
Committee members at the room's dais:
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) gives his opening statement:
A protester outsider the Senate office buildings, condemning retiring Justice John Paul Stevens' position on abortion rights:
Kagan, listening to senators' opening statements:
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