We live in a country where courts play an important role in determining whether conduct is lawful. And that is not an embarrassment to the United States or the executive branch. Elena Kagan More Quotes by Elena Kagan More Quotes From Elena Kagan To have the opportunity to lead the Solicitor General's office is the honor of a lifetime. As you know, this is an office with a long and rich tradition, not only of extraordinary legal skill but also of extraordinary professionalism and integrity. That is due, in large measure, to the people who have led it. Elena Kagan skillsopportunityintegrity If I am confirmed, I will commit to show Heller and the principles articulated in it the full measure of respect that is due to all constitution decisions of the court. Elena Kagan constitutionprinciplesdecision It's not that there are no masters, but that there are many. And the job of the solicitor general is to balance those masters and to accommodate them all, each in their proper places, wisely and well and in so doing to represent the people of the United States. Elena Kagan balancejobspeople In fact, corporate and union moneys go overwhelmingly to incumbents, so limiting that money, as Congress did in the campaign finance law, may be the single most self-denying thing that Congress has ever done. Elena Kagan campaign-financeselflaw I think that if there are positions that you can't argue... then the responsibility is probably to resign. If one's own conscience is opposed to the requirements and responsibilities of the job, then it's time to leave the job. Elena Kagan responsibilityjobsthinking If there is an ‘overabundance’ of an idea in the absence of direct governmental action - which there well might be when compared with some ideal state of public debate - then action disfavoring that idea might ‘un-skew,’ rather than skew, public discourse. Elena Kagan actionmightideas So too here, it's not clear that you would say an alien is inadmissible if the alien has just been admitted. Elena Kagan us-news It can be summarized in two words, which is that youth matters. Elena Kagan us-news Obviously the same thing would not have happened. Elena Kagan politics You can't read this record without sensing that this need is a contrived one. Elena Kagan politics When a theory requires declaring precedent after precedent after precedent wrong. Elena Kagan top-news He was a brilliant man with extraordinary legal gifts and talents, which he combined with a deep devotion to the rule of law and a deep commitment to equal justice. Elena Kagan politics Justice Samuel Alito know. Elena Kagan politics You want to ratchet that down, isn't that interfering with decisional independence? Elena Kagan politics What matters instead is whether the felon will have the ability to use or direct the use of his firearms after the transfer. Elena Kagan us-news More adopted children and more marital households, whether same sex or other sex, seems to be a good thing. Elena Kagan top-news I don't really see a reason in this kind of case why you would exclude the state entirely. Elena Kagan company-news You are essentially saying, 'Yes, we generally dislike clutter, but we're willing to make exceptions for clutter for speech that we think has special First Amendment significance,'. Elena Kagan politics What you are saying is that there's a policy that accommodates some workers but puts all pregnant women on one side of the line. Elena Kagan us-news When the Senate ceases to engage nominees in meaningful discussion of legal issues, the confirmation process takes on an air of vacuity and farce, and the Senate becomes incapable of either properly evaluating nominees or appropriately educating the public. Elena Kagan legaldiscussionprocessair
