KAGAN WATCH – AT 10:48 P.M. ET:  NBC News is reporting that President Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan, former dean of the Harvard Law School, to replace retiring Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens.  The report is unconfirmed, but, if true, will surprise no one.  Kagan has been at the top of the speculation list for days.

May 9, 2010