mg class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-515442″ src=”http://newsone.com/files/2010/05/kagan.jpg” alt=”Obama Kagan Supreme Court” width=”512″ height=”372″ /> WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S.Supreme Court, declaring she would demonstrate the same independence, integrity and passion for the law exhibited by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.