# Talk:Elena Kagan

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The opening sentence in Kagan's article should reflect her status as a jurist and legal scholar. At present, it only mentions that she's a lawyer. While not inaccurate, making an amendment to reflect the aforementioned would bring this article in line with those of other Supreme Court justices and jurists on lower courts. Pchristiandobson (talk) 20:08, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. - FlightTime (open channel) 20:09, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

I think it's interesting to note that 26 states provided two senators who approved Kagan's nomination, while 13 states provided no senators.  Are the Supreme Court nominations usually this polarized?  73.55.138.35 (talk) 08:26, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

I think it's a more general polarization, in that fewer states elect two Senators of different parties, a phenomenon that used to be more prevalent in the Solid South. For example, Susan Collins of Maine is the only currently-serving Republican Senator from the six New England states (who also send two Independents who caucus with the Democrats). On the other hand, there are no Democratic Senators from the formerly Solid Democratic Deep South. —— Shakescene (talk) 09:27, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Please remove this phrase:

Her friend Jeffrey Toobin recalls that Kagan

and replace it with this:

Her friend Jeffrey Toobin recalled that Kagan

The source is from 2010.  He probably still recalls this, but there's no 100% guarantee that he does; however, it's certain that he recalled it in 2010. 123.51.107.94 (talk) 06:35, 22 August 2024 (UTC)
 Done PianoDan (talk) 17:34, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

I can tell, having read many SCOTUS opinions, that Kagan is simply jaded, inured, and benumbed to the Republican SCOTUS majority and Donald Trump. She's spent years advocating against their policies in dissents, and by this point has simply given up in my view. I'm not a mind-reader, but I think Dobbs broke something in her that she'll never get back. 
Some of the clearest dissents that show her changing positions were from Janus (2018), Common Cause (2019), and her joint dissent in Dobbs (2022) to her jaded tone in Moyle (2024) and Loper Bright Enterprises (2024). JohnAdams1800 (talk) 01:16, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

Best not to insert personal opinions, into articles. GoodDay (talk) 14:55, 6 April 2025 (UTC)