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: LawPunditNew U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Elena Kagan Hires Her Law Clerks and Goes With Experience: Is This a Clue to Her Future Judging?
By Andis Kaulins
U.S. Supreme Court clerks are very important. Although of course the Justices decide the cases, clerks do a lot of the footwork.
In our opinion, Kagan's choice of experienced clerks gives a good insight into her future performance as a Supreme Court Justice, which is likely to be marked by legal and political moderation. We expect Kagan not to be content to take a role as a Justice on the fringe and she is thus more than likely to give Justice Kennedy a run for his money as a swing Justice "in the middle".
Full post as published by LawPundit on August 17, 2010 (boomark / email).
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