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May 10, 2010

Initial Thoughts on Elena Kagan

Ed Whelan, National Review


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It’s now being widely reported that later this morning President Obama will announce his decision to nominate Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.  Drawing on my many previous Bench Memos posts, I offer some initial comments on a Kagan nomination:

 

1.  I have plenty of respect for Kagan’s intellect and ability, and she deserves considerable credit for her tenure as dean of Harvard law school, including for her generous treatment of conservatives, which has earned her considerable goodwill.  But …

 

 

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