Category Archives: Courts

Elena Kagan’s nomination to be S.G.

A friend sends this email: So, I have some friends and fam­ily that want me to start a small rev­o­lu­tion over the nom­i­na­tion of Elena Kagan for Solic­tor Gen­eral. What do you think of her? I am sorta scared that this is def­i­nitely a pre­quel to the replace­ment of Gins­burg. I’m think­ing Kagan is per­haps left of Gins­burg too? I thought …

February 25, 2009 – 10:40 am | By Nathan | Posted in Courts, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (2)

California’s lose-​​lose Proposition 8

California’s Propo­si­tion 8 would write the tra­di­tional def­i­n­i­tion of mar­riage into the state’s con­sti­tu­tion. The out­come on Novem­ber 4 will be sad, regard­less of who wins. — The mar­riage that Amer­i­cans have known for most of their lives—with its expec­ta­tions, rights, and responsibilities—is a recent inno­va­tion his­tor­i­cally speak­ing. The received wis­dom about mar­riage has changed a lot. Polygamy and exclu­siv­ity …

October 26, 2008 – 3:06 pm | By Nathan | Posted in Courts, Government, Politics | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)