"The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility……" — Elena Kagan
"The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people."
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23 Quotes by Elena Kagan
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Suppose a state said that, Because we think that the focus of marriage really should be on procreation, we are…
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Like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant!
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Law matters, because it keeps us safe, because it protects our most fundamental rights and freedoms, and because it is…
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American radicals cannot afford to become their own worst enemies. In unity lies their only hope.
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In our own times, a coherent socialist movement is nowhere to be found in the United States. Americans are more…
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If there is an ‘overabundance' of an idea in the absence of direct governmental action -- which there well might…
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There is no federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
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When the Senate ceases to engage nominees in meaningful discussion of legal issues, the confirmation process takes on an air…
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I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the…
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I do not espouse the unitarian position. President Clinton's assertion of directive authority over administration, more than President Reagan's assertion…
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And what my constitutional values are are wholly irrelevant to the job, and so neither you nor anyone else will…
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Perhaps most important, judges will have goals. And because this is so, judges will often try to mold and steer…
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