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Dean Elana Kagan is now officially SG Kagan

By Douglas A. Berman

The BLT has this report, titled "Kagan Confirmed as First Female Solicitor General."  As I have suggested in prior posts,new SG Elana Kagan can and will have some say (and perhaps a significant role) in the shape and direction of DOJ's post-Booker litigation positions and other federal sentencing issues. Some related posts: HLS Dean Elena Kagan to be nominated for US Solicitor General How much can and will the "tenth justice" influence sentencing jurisprudence? How a new administration is likely to impact federal sentencing practice Why federal sentencing reformers must focus on the USSC and lower courts Will AG Holder really lead a "new birth of freedom" in prison nation? More evidence Obama's DOJ is just not that into change in the criminal justice arena Lots of big (though really little) congressional sentencing activity Are we on the verge of a new changed era concerning federal sentencing law and policy? continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 19, 2009 (boomark / email).