A Conversation with Justice Elena Kagan
October 16, 2017
On October 16, 2017, the Chicago-Kent community was honored to welcome to the law school Associate Justice Elena Kagan of the Supreme Court of the United States. During her visit, Justice Kagan was interviewed about her time on the Court by Professor Carolyn Shapiro of the law school's Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States (ISCOTUS), before an audience of Chicago-Kent students, faculty, alumni and friends. Several questions submitted by the audience were addressed after the discussion between Justice Kagan and Professor Shapiro. Professor Shapiro has published a post about Justice Kagan's visit on the ISCOTUSnow blog.
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Media
Associated Press
Kagan: Not having to get door is one plus of new status
The Associated Press article appeared in the print and/or online version of 60+ news outlets in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, including the ABC News, the Daily Mail (UK), Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, Kansas City Star, National Post (Canada), New York Times, Sacramento Bee and Washington Post.
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
Kagan: Justices learned from year of stalemate
Chicago Tribune
Justice Elena Kagan talks about life on the Supreme Court during Chicago appearance
This article also ran in the print or online editions of the Belleville News Democrat (Illinois), Bradenton Herald (Florida), Reading Eagle (Pennsylvania), and Owatonna People’s Press (Minnesota).
SCOTUSblog
Kagan on Marshall: “Greatest lawyer of the 20th century”
Washington Examiner
Elena Kagan: The Supreme Court is a 'textualist court' that reasons more like Scalia than Breyer
WBEZ Chicago
A segment on Justice Kagan's talk aired in the local news coverage during “Morning Edition” on October 17, 2017.