A few questions for Elena #Kagan, a la George Will. http://ow.ly/24qQE
McDonald v. City of Chicago is out
June 28, 2010 by
Reactions? Find it here: http://www.chicagoguncase.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/08-1521-tsac-state-of-texas.pdf
Being a judge is not a pre-req
May 28, 2010 by
Scalia thinks it’s a good thing that Kagan is not a judge. “When I first came to the Supreme Court [in 1986], three of my colleagues had never been a federal judge,” Scalia said. “William Rehnquist came to the bench from the Office of Legal Counsel. Byron White was deputy attorney general. And Lewis Powell […]
Kagan as a student
May 26, 2010 by
While at Harvard, as a student, Elena Kagan was no dunce. (via Josh Blackman’s Blog)
Bluebooks: who needs them? (besides law students)
May 24, 2010 by
The newest Bluebook is out, edition number 19, if you are keeping track. The question is, do I really need it for my practice? [cricket, cricket] No. As well put by Raymond Ward: As a practicing lawyer, here’s what I need to know how to cite, in descending order of importance: statutes, cases, constitutions, treatises, […]
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