Kagan Condemned Graham Amendment As “Fundamentally Lawless”

Kagan Called The Graham Amendment “Fundamentally Lawless” And Compared It To The Kind Of Laws That “Dictatorships Have Passed…” “When dictatorships have passed laws stripping their courts of power to review …

Do Kagan’s Personal Beliefs Guide Her Professional Actions?

As Dean Of Harvard Law School, Kagan Praised The University’s Decision To Ban Military Recruiters From Harvard’s Campus Over The Military’s Ban On Openly Gay Service Members. “‘This return to our prior policy will…

Kagan As Solicitor General

AS SOLICITOR-GENERAL NOMINEE, KAGAN PROMISED “VIGOROUS DEFENSE OF THE STATUTES OF THIS COUNTRY”
At Her Confirmation Hearing, Kagan Stated That Her Most Critical Responsibility As Solicitor-General Was “The Vigorous Defense of…

From The Bench, Kagan Can Help Obama “Achieve Progressive Goals”

Obama Fears Supreme Court Will Challenge His “Ambitious Agenda Expanding The Reach Of Government.” “As he presses an ambitious agenda expanding the reach of government, Mr. Obama has come to worry that a conservative Supreme …

Kagan’s Approach To Criminal Law

Kagan Advised Marshall To “Vote For So-Called Defensive Denials” Of Appeals To “Prevent His More Conservative Colleagues From Giving More Power To Police And Prosecutors.” “Kagan on numerous occasions urged the ju…

Kagan Memos As Clerk Reveal Views Far To The Left Of Mainstream

Kagan Memos As Clerk Reveal Views Far To The Left Of Mainstream
Kagan Worried That Conservative Court Would Use Abortion Case To Undo Precedent And “Create Some Very Bad Law On Abortion.” “On abortion, Kagan wrote a memo in a…

Kagan Doublespeak On Pro Bono Service

KAGAN SUPPORTED PRO BONO SERVICE BY STUDENTS, BUT AS DEAN NEVER ACTUALLY DID ANY HERSELF
Kagan Was Strong Proponent of Pro Bono Work, Requiring Students “To Do 40 Hours Of Public Interest Work.” “You know, we have a requireme…

Kagan’s Doublespeak On Nomination Hearings

IN 1995, KAGAN WANTED NOMINATION HEARINGS TO BE “MEANINGFUL,” FOCUS ON “LEGAL ISSUES”
Kagan Believed Senate Must Engage Nominee “In Meaningful Discussion Of Legal Issues,” If Not, “Process Takes On An …