Tag: Elena Kagan
Agudath Israel, Catholic Diocese, Win Supreme Court Appeal Against Gov. Cuomo
This was the first opportunity for President Donald Trump's two newest appointments, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, to cast decisive votes.
Supreme Court w. Justice Barrett Expected to Side with Foster Agency Refusing to Include...
"Religious organizations should be free to serve the public, regardless of their beliefs," the attorney for the plaintiffs told the court.
Heart Surgery for US Supreme Ct Justice Ginsburg
U.S. Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg had heart surgery on Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Legal Fight against Public Prayer Dates Back to Childhood Carols
A lifelong exposure to public Christian prayer drove a Jewish woman to sue a small New York town for violating freedom of religion. She won the case, but the Supreme Court might overrule the decision.
Former Israeli Chief Justice Looms Large At Kagan Hearings
NEW YORK - It was an unexpected development in an otherwise relatively mundane U.S. Supreme Court confirmation process. Failed Reagan nominee Robert Bork grabbed headlines last week when he spoke out against President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the high court. At the top of his complaint list: As dean of Harvard Law School, Kagan once referred to former Israeli Chief Justice Aharon Barak as her "judicial hero."
Quick Takes: News You May Have Missed
President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan, has argued that certain forms of speech that promote "racial or gender inequality" should be illegal, this column has found.