Elena Kagan was sworn-in as fourth woman to sit on the US Supreme Court, today, and the third currently seated female justice. And Antonin Scalia tripped, but is ok…in case you were wondering. Related articles by Zemanta Justice Elena Kagan Sworn in Today (lezgetreal.com) Kagan sworn in as fourth woman on Supreme Court (seattletimes.nwsource.com) […]
Why is Elena Kagan smiling? Hint: no more job interviews.
August 3, 2010 by
Elena Kagan‘s nomination went to the floor of the senate today. Her nomination to our country’s highest bench will be debated on the floor, but her confirmation is all but assured. In fact, with five Republicans already stating that they will vote for Kagan’s nomination, the debates will have less to do with her being on the […]
The Last Word on Vampires and the Law…for now
July 6, 2010 by
Ok, I promise this will be the last thing I say about the Twilight phenom on this blog. And I would say anymore, except that a few more things popped up over the weekend, and I thought they merited noting here. Elena Kagan requested that she not be asked about Eclipse during her testimony. Really. […]
A few questions for Elena Kagan
June 28, 2010 by
A few questions for Elena #Kagan, a la George Will. http://ow.ly/24qQE
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)
You know what they say…
May 12, 2010 by
The talk about the town is Elena Kagan. Is she qualified? Where does she stand on the issues? Will the GOP try to Bork her? Does she reflect the President’s vision? and so on. Here’s a sampling of a few of the blogs and articles out there about the Supreme Court nominee: Over at Slate, […]
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