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boston.com - 1/3/2009
Harvard law dean reportedly in line for solicitor general
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Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan is a leading candidate to be President-elect Barack Obama's representative at the US Supreme Court, Bloomberg is reporting this afternoon. Bloomberg, quoting "people familiar with the selection process," says Kagan, the first female dean...

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Office of the Solicitor General
— usdoj.gov — The original Statutory Authorization Act of June 22, 1870, states, " There shall be in the Department of Justice an officer learned in the law, to assist the Attorney General in the performance of his duties to be called the Solicitor General. " The ... (more) Office of the Solicitor General

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boston.com - 1/5/2009
Kagan nominated for solicitor general
— boston.com — By Sasha Issenberg, Globe Staff Elena Kagan, Harvard law school's dean, will be the new solicitor general, President-elect Barack Obama's transition office announced. She will be Obama's voice at the US Supreme Court, and she has been considered a ... (more) Kagan nominated for solicitor general

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Harvard's law dean on Obama short list
boston.com - 1/5/2009
Harvard's law dean on Obama short list
— boston.com — Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan is a leading candidate to be President-elect Barack Obama's representative at the US Supreme Court, according to people familiar with the selection process. (more) Harvard's law dean on Obama short list

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Females deans of Harvard and Stanford law under consideration for Solicitor General.
Think Progress — ... ” as Barack Obama’s Solicitor General. No woman has ever served in that position on a permanent basis. Kagan “became a top candidate for solicitor general after being passed over for deputy attorney general, a slot set to go to Washington lawyer David Ogden.” The Solicitor General is charged with ...

Nerd Alert: Obama Goes Harvard for Solicitor General
Politics Daily — ... . Now he's got another dweeb in the pipeline, in the form of Elena Kagen, who he wants to nominate as solictor general. ...

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