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And what my constitutional values are are wholly irrelevant to the job, and so neither you nor anyone else will know what they are.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Anyone Anyone Else Constitutional Else Irrelevant Job Know Neither Nor Values Wholly Will You

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To have the opportunity to lead the Solicitor General's office is the honor of a lifetime. As you know, this is an office with a long and rich tradition, not only of extraordinary legal skill but also of extraordinary professionalism and integrity. That is due, in large measure, to the people who have led it.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Also Due Extraordinary General Honor Integrity Know Large Lead Led Legal Lifetime Long Measure Office Only Opportunity People Professionalism Rich Skill Tradition Who You

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I think the nine justices think the solicitor general is the 35th clerk.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Clerk General Justices Nine Think I Think

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It's not that there are no masters, but that there are many. And the job of the solicitor general is to balance those masters and to accommodate them all, each in their proper places, wisely and well and in so doing to represent the people of the United States.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Accommodate Balance Doing Each General Job Many Masters People Places Proper Represent States Them Those United United States Well Wisely

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In fact, corporate and union moneys go overwhelmingly to incumbents, so limiting that money, as Congress did in the campaign finance law, may be the single most self-denying thing that Congress has ever done.

~Elena Kagan

Topics: Campaign Campaign Finance Congress Corporate Did Done Ever Fact Finance Go In Fact Law Limiting May Money Most Single Thing Union

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Judge

Born: April 28th, 1960

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