Elena Kagan

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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States human judge lawyer

Elena Kagan is a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice, appointed in 2010, known for her incisive legal reasoning, influential dissents, and pragmatic liberal jurisprudence.

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Elena Kagan canonical 50
Justice Elena Kagan 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
human ⓘ
judge ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts ⓘ
Juris Doctor ⓘ
Master of Philosophy ⓘ
appointedBy Barack Obama ⓘ
Bill Clinton ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1960-04-28 ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard Law School ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ
Worcester College, Oxford ⓘ
employer Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
familyName Kagan ⓘ
fieldOfStudy history ⓘ
law ⓘ
givenName Elena ⓘ
ideologicalOrientation liberal jurisprudence ⓘ
knownFor incisive legal reasoning ⓘ
influential dissents ⓘ
pragmatic liberal jurisprudence ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
nominatedIn 2010 ⓘ
notableCharacteristic conversational writing style in judicial opinions ⓘ
skillful questioning during oral arguments ⓘ
notableWork majority and dissenting opinions on the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ
occupation jurist ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
professor ⓘ
partOf liberal wing of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
positionHeld Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
previousPosition White House Counsel ⓘ
surface form: Associate White House Counsel

Dean of Harvard Law School ⓘ
Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council ⓘ
Professor at Harvard Law School ⓘ
Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence Washington, D.C. ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
startTime 2010-08-07 ⓘ
workLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization → dissentingOpinionBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Arizona v. United States → justiceNotParticipating → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Obergefell v. Hodges → joinedMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission → justiceInMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission → concurrenceBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Chiafalo v. Washington → hasMajorityOpinionBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit → hasCircuitJustice → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. → joinedDissentBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia → hasConcurringJustice → Elena Kagan ⓘ
NFIB v. Sebelius → joinedInTaxPowerMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
NFIB v. Sebelius → joinedInMedicaidPlurality → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Bond v. United States → joinedBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Justice Elena Kagan
Shelby County v. Holder → hasJusticeInDissent → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Trump v. Vance → majorityJustices → Elena Kagan ⓘ
John Paul Stevens → succeededBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Bostock v. Clayton County → majorityJoinedBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Town of Greece v. Galloway → dissentBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee → dissentingOpinionBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
October Term 2012 → associateJustice → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Windsor v. United States (in part) → joinedByInMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (2018) → majorityJoinedBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
subject surface form: Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
California v. Texas → joinedByInMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
King v. Burwell → majorityJustices → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA → majorityJustices → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Clapper v. Amnesty International USA → dissentingJustices → Elena Kagan ⓘ
United States v. Windsor → joinedByInMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting → dissentBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Carpenter v. United States → majorityJoinedBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt → joinedMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. → joinedByInMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda → joinedByInMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission → majorityJoinedBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Glossip v. Gross → dissentingOpinionBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Fisher I → joinedByInMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
McCullen v. Coakley → joinedMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Justice Elena Kagan
Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri → concurrenceInJudgmentBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Justice Elena Kagan
Janus v. AFSCME → dissentingOpinionBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Kagan → hasNotableBearer → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Utah v. Strieff (dissent on Fourth Amendment rights) → dissentingOpinionBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
subject surface form: Utah v. Strieff
this entity surface form: Justice Elena Kagan
Miller v. Alabama → majorityOpinionBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Miller v. Alabama → majorityJustices → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College → dissentingJustices → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. → precededBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
subject surface form: Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
October Term 2011 → hasMember → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Maryland v. King → joinedDissent → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. → joinedByInMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Justice Elena Kagan
Florida v. Jardines → hasMajorityJoiner → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Florida v. Jardines → hasConcurrenceBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Missouri v. McNeely → joinedByInMajority → Elena Kagan ⓘ
Missouri v. McNeely → concurrenceBy → Elena Kagan ⓘ