Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy announced today his committee will start holding hearings for Elena Kagan on June 28. He said that start date should give the Senate enough time to vote on her nomination before the August recess, which would meet President Obama's timetable. "This is a reasonable schedule that is in line with past practice," said Leahy. He noted that a similar schedule was followed for Justice Sonia Sotomayor last year and Republicans thought that hearing was conducted fairly. The announcement comes a day after the White House sent the panel a collection of Kagan's speeches and writings, in response to questions from committee members.