WASHINGTON — Justice Elena Kagan has officiated for the first time at a same-sex wedding, a Maryland ceremony for her former law clerk and his husband. Justice Kagan presided on Sunday over the wedding of former clerk Mitchell Reich and ...

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Justice Antonin G. Scalia and Justice Elena Kagan are officially hunting buddies. The two justices of the U.S. Supreme Court spent Saturday hunting together in Wyoming according to Justice Kagan, who talked about their plans while speaking Friday at an ...

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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan returned to her old stomping grounds Friday, when she was featured in a one hour post-lunch discussion at Harvard Law School. Justice Kagan, a former Harvard Law School dean, spoke before the National ...

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As most of you can probably recall (we sure can), law school was a competitive place – and getting a not-so-perfect grade could make you feel as if you were putting your career in jeopardy. But current law students can ...

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U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts sometimes likes to have a little fun when he writes opinions. Now, his writing has earned him an award from the popular quarterly journal “The Green Bag.” As The BLT’s Tony Mauro ...

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Nowadays it seems that most people communicate with colleagues by firing off missives using Blackberrys, iPhones or other handheld devices. And if they really want to take the old school route, they will write an email on an actual computer.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Justice Elena Kagan has written her first opinion for the Supreme Court, siding with a credit card company in a bankruptcy dispute.

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Justice Elena Kagan has only been seated on the U.S. Supreme Court’s bench for a few months, but she’s already proven one thing beyond a doubt: She is not shy. Her first oral arguments as a Supreme Court justice took place on Oct. 4 ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says she is facing a "steep learning curve" in her first months on the bench as she is drafting her first opinions and trying to acclimate to life as a judge.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court began a new era Monday with three women serving together for the first time, Justice Elena Kagan taking her place at the end of the bench and quickly joining in the give-and-take.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court is starting its new term with a new justice, Elena Kagan, and bad news for hundreds of parties trying to get their cases heard at the nation's highest court.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Justice Elena Kagan took her seat at the Supreme Court for the first time Friday in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama.

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