Elena Kagan

Justice Alito’s tone-deaf ‘joke’ about Black children in KKK robes shows just how out of touch the court is

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Supreme Court skeptical of federal Defense of Marriage Act

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Supreme Court casts serious doubt over future of affirmative action

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Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan and the battle over who gets to rule

From Color Lines: Justice Thomas claimed he wasn’t even aware that he had to report his wife’s income and corrected the form shortly after the matter was reported…
/ January 9, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Thomas, Kagan asked to sit out health care case

WASHINGTON (AP) – Conservative interest groups and Republican lawmakers want Justice Elena Kagan off the health care case. Liberals and Democrats in Congress say it’s Justice Clarence Thomas who should sit it out…
/ November 26, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Obama picks more females, minorities for judges

WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 70 percent of Obama’s confirmed judicial nominees during his first two years were “non-traditional,” or nominees who were not white males…
/ September 13, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Kagan sworn in as fourth woman ever on Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) – Kagan, a former Harvard Law School dean who most recently was solicitor general, was President Obama’s choice to succeed retired John Paul Stevens…
/ August 7, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Kagan celebrates with Obama, to be sworn in Sat.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The 50-year-old U.S. solicitor general, who won confirmation Thursday over Republican opposition, will be sworn in twice by Chief Justice John Roberts…
/ August 6, 2010
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Why Kagan could be a crucial vote on key cases

OPINION – On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court…
/ August 5, 2010

Cornel West upset with President Obama

Dr. West has become increasingly vocal in his critique of Obama, and even went as far as to say that Obama treated him “like a cub scout”…
/ August 5, 2010