Kagan claims that her politics would be completely separate from her judging. But it’s difficult to see how her open-ended judicial philosophy wouldn’t invite her to indulge her political views. Sessions asks whether White House is right to call Kagan a “legal progressive.” Kagan resists label, says she doesn’t know what it means.

Kagan says military had “full access” to students during entire time when she was dean. How is lack of access to law school’s jobs office “full access”? Lots of back and forth. Kagan repeatedly resists even acknowledging that the Third Circuit stayed its own decision. Kagan claims that she never suggested that military recruiters should be criticized. But in fact she encouraged protests against military recruiters.