Justice Department Nominations Hearing

Feb 9, 2009

Senate Committee Judiciary

A hearing was held on the nominations of Elena Kagan to be solicitor general of the U.S. Department of Justice and for Thomas J. Perrelli to be associate attorney general. They testified on a number of issues including the use of torture, Justice Department hiring and retention practices, and the powers of the executive branch of government.

A hearing was held on the nominations of Elena Kagan to be solicitor general of the U.S. Department of Justice and for Thomas J. Perrelli to be associate attorney general. They testified on a number of issues including the use of torture, Justice Department hiring and retention practices, and the powers of the executive branch of government.

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