The Elena Kagan Comedy Hour

One of the things many noted about yesterday’s edition of the Kagan Confirmation Hearings was the extent to which Elena Kagan used her sense of humor to disarm her questioners:

If nothing else, she might make oral argument more entertaining.

FILED UNDER: Law and the Courts, US Politics,
Doug Mataconis
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Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.

Comments

  1. Dave Schuler says:

    I thought the funniest thing she said was that her politics and her decisions as a judge would be distinct.