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Elena Kagan

May 21, 2018

US high court: Class-action waivers enforceable in employment agreements

The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a decision finding that employment agreements may contain clauses that prevent employees from banding together to sue their employer.

Sep 8, 2017

Supreme Court’s Kagan says Scalia death forced compromises

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death forced the rest of the court to learn how to work together to avoid ties, Justice Elena Kagan said during a stop Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sep 6, 2017

Justice Kagan to speak at University of Wisconsin Law School

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan will be speaking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Feb 10, 2016

Obama vows to press ahead on Clean Power Plan after setback

The administration of President Barack Obama is vowing to press ahead with efforts to curtail greenhouse gas emissions after a divided Supreme Court put his signature plan to address climate change on hold until after legal challenges are resolved.

Feb 25, 2015

Justices signal support for investors in 401(k) lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to make it easier for participants in employee retirement plans to challenge companies' investment decisions that eat into retirement savings.

Dec 16, 2014

Scalia, Kagan: Common ground often trumps ideology

One is a sharp-tongued, self-described "wise guy" originalist, who believes the Constitution means today what it meant when it was first written. The other is a diplomatic former Harvard Law School dean who believes there must be "flexibility" in interpreting the nation's governing document.

Sep 23, 2014

Justice Kagan performs her first same-sex wedding

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has officiated for the first time at a same-sex wedding, a Maryland ceremony for her former law clerk and his husband.

Jun 23, 2014

US justices uphold broad use of anti-bank fraud law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the broad application of a federal anti-bank fraud law.

Jun 16, 2014

US high court rules on ‘straw purchaser’ law 


A divided U.S. Supreme Court sided with gun control groups and the Obama administration Monday, ruling that the federal ban on "straw" purchases of guns can be enforced even if the ultimate buyer is legally allowed to own a gun.

Jun 10, 2014

US Supreme Court: Children over 21 go to back of visa line

A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that most immigrant children who have become adults during their parents' years-long wait to become legal permanent residents of the United States should go to the back of the line in their own wait for visas.

May 9, 2014

US Supreme Court town prayer ruling divides justices, bar

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing prayers to be delivered before public town meetings divided the justices in two ways: in the result and in the standard that applies in determining whether public prayers violate the Establishment Clause.

May 1, 2014

Last patent case of the term could end in a bust

In the last oral argument of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday took up a closely watched patent case that practitioners hoped would establish a standard for indirect patent infringement.

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