Legal Commentary

Kagan to Be Solicitor General
Elena Kagan, currently Dean of Harvard Law School, has been chosen as the next Solicitor General. Talking Points Memo has this brief bio:Kagan, the Charles Hamilton Houston Professor of Law, is currently the 11th Dean of Harvard Law School....

Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan To Be Obamas Solicitor General.
From this press release: Elena Kagan, Solicitor General Kagan, the Charles Hamilton Houston Professor of Law, is currently the 11th Dean of Harvard Law School.  Kagan first came to Harvard Law School as a visiting professor in 1999 and became Professor of Law in 2001...

Kagan nominated for Solicitor General
UPDATE: President-Elect Obama has officially announced the nomination of Kagan along with three other posts at the Department of Justice. The text of the announcement is available here...

Report: Harvards Kagan a Leading Candidate for Solicitor General
The last few years have come up mostly roses for Harvard Law Dean Elena Kagan. She’s managed to snag some of the nation’s most high-profile profs — including Noah Feldman, Cass Sunstein and Lawrence Lessig...

Harvard Law Dean Picked for Solicitor General
Harvard Law Dean Picked for Solicitor General :: President-Elect Obama’s Announcement on DOJ Posts :: Elena Kagan’s Email :: What Will Obama Administration Do With the U...

Kerr on Potential Picks for Solicitor General
At the Volokh Conspiracy, Orin Kerr offers interesting insights about talked-about candidates for Obama's Solicitor General: Dean Elena Kagan and Kathleen Sullivan. He writes: "I don't know either Kagan or Sullivan well, but from what I know I would think either would make an excellent Solicitor General...