Courtesy Associated Press
Elena Kagan! News just broke that Obama’s next Supreme Court nominee would be Kagan, the former dean of Harvard Law School and currently the first female Solicitor General. As the NBC newsbreak described:
“If confirmed, Kagan would will the vacancy left by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. Stevens, 90, announced his decision to retire on April 9 after nearly 35 years of service on the high court. Kagan would also be the third sitting woman on the court, joining Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, and the fourth woman in history to be a Supreme Court Justice.”
While she is not expected to be very controversial, she could still face questioning on some of her views. Liberals find her assertions on executive power too conservative, while some conservatives do not agree with her stance on gay rights, for example.
What are your thoughts… is Kagan a good choice? Could she drastically change the Court? Will she be an adequate substitute for Stevens? Shoot us a comment and start the discussion.
[...] Elana Kagan is the new Supreme Court nominee to replace retiring Justice Stevens. [...]