boston.com - 1/5/2009
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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, according to people familiar with the selection process.
boston.com - 1/3/2009
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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, Bloomberg is reporting this afternoon. Bloomberg, quoting "people familiar with the selection process," says Kagan, ...
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Harvard law dean reportedly in line for solicitor general
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Elena Kagan: Obama's Solicitor General
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council. Prior to that, Kagan clerked for U.S. Appeals Court Judge Abner Mikva and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Kagan first came to Harvard Law School as a visiting professor in 1999 and became Professor of Law in 2001. She has taught administrative law, constitutional law, civil procedure, and seminars on issues involving the separation of powers. She was appointed dean of Harvard Law School in 2003.
Obama was also considering Kathleen Sullivan, former dean of Stanford Law School, for the position. ...
Elena Kagan: Obama's Solicitor General
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council. Prior to that, Kagan clerked for U.S. Appeals Court Judge Abner Mikva and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Kagan first came to Harvard Law School as a visiting professor in 1999 and became Professor of Law in 2001. She has taught administrative law, constitutional law, civil procedure, and seminars on issues involving the separation of powers. She was appointed dean of Harvard Law School in 2003.
Obama was also considering Kathleen Sullivan, former dean of Stanford Law School, for the position. ...
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