House panel seeks records about Kagan and health law

Politico: House Judiciary's Lamar Smith Asks For Elena Kagan Documents
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) on Tuesday asked the Obama administration to provide documents and internal correspondence on Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's role in defense of the health reform law. Republicans argue that Kagan, while she was solicitor general in the Obama administration, participated in the early defense of the law and should recuse herself as the law goes before the Supreme Court (Haberkorn, 11/23).

The Hill: Justice Accused Of Withholding Records On Kagan's Role In Health Care Defense
The Justice Department withheld records about Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's role in healthcare reform, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) said Tuesday. Smith pressed Attorney General Eric Holder to provide documents and witnesses about Kagan's time as solicitor general and her role in preparing to defend President Obama's healthcare reform law in court. Republicans have clamored for Kagan to recuse herself when the Supreme Court takes up a case challenging the law (Baker, 11/22).