Elena Kagan Research Paper

Perhaps no other jurist could have come to the Supreme Court under greater expectations. When President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981 to be the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court, he did soto keep a campaign promise. O'Connor's nomination was quick to draw criticism from both the political people left and right. Conservatives put down her lack of federal judicial experience and claimed that she didn't have any constitutional knowledge. They considered her a wasted nomination and suspected her position on abortion. Liberals, on the other hand, could not deny their satisfaction at seeing a woman on the High Court, but they were disappointed in O'Connor's apparent lack of strong support for

an equal opportunity into law school because she was not part of a minority that was

Queen Esther Julia Kapiolani Napelakapuokakae, other known Queen Kapiolani, was born on December 31,1834 in Hilo, Hawaii, and died on June 24, 1899 in Waikiki. She was married to David Kalakaua and both of them changed Hawaii. Queen Kapiolani is one of Hawaii’s greatest monarchs because of her good morals, she created the Iolani Palace, and she created Queen Kapiolani Medical Center

Thomas became in many ways an opposite to the first female Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, nominated by Reagan because of urging of the court to “rethink vast areas of the law while O’Connor wanted to decide cases narrowly, one by one”. (pg.123-124). O’Connor pulled further also typically wrote a separate opinion of her own and refused to join Thomas even when they were on the same side of a decision.

Sandra Day O 'Connor was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. A Republican, she was considered a moderate conservative and served for 24 years. Born on March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas, Sandra Day O 'Connor spent part of her youth on her family 's Arizona ranch. She graduated from Stanford University in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in economics, O’Connor attended the university’s law school and received her degree in 1952, graduating third in her class. As opportunities for women lawyers were limited at the time she had to work without pay at a county attorney in California San Mateo region. From 1954-57, O 'Connor moved overseas and served as a civilian lawyer for the Quartermaster Masker Center in Frankfurt, Germany. She returned home in 1958 and settled in Arizona. There she worked at a private practice before returning to public service, acting as the state 's assistant attorney general from 1965-69. In 1969, O 'Connor

injustices she saw in the world, she began to work her law degree to create a platform for her

After receiving an A.B. In History at Princeton and graduating cumlaude in 1981, Kagan went on to Oxford to earn a M. in Philosophy, which she did in 1983. From there, she attended Harvard Law School, serving as supervising editor of the Harvard Law Review, and graduated magna cum laude with a J.D. In 1986.

Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was sworn into the Supreme Court on September 26, 1986 and was nominated by President Ronald Reagan. He took the place of Associate Justice William H. Renquist when Renquist was sworn in as Chief Justice. Justice Antonin Scalias' political affiliation is Republican. Justice Antonin started his career as a commercial lawyer for a brief period. He then taught Law at The University of Virginia. After about 4 years of teaching he went into government service starting under President Nixon and then President Ford. During President Carters reign, Justice Antonin left government service to go back to teaching law. He went back into government service under President Reagans administration and was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington D.C. Justice Antonin Scalia attended Georgetown University and graduated as the Valedictorian of his class. He then went on to attend and graduate from Harvard Law School. He is married and had nine children.

Victoria Neave seems to be much more interested in opposing the law than following it. Despite being a lawmaker herself, Neave has been a liberal political activist most of her life. Back in January she helped organize the Dallas Women's

Sandra Day O'Connor was the first female Supreme Court Justice appointed by Reagan. Similar to Warren, she started off conservative and in her

Another consequence of her actions would have to be the praise or hate she would be receiving. This is a very controversial topic and many aren’t afraid to express their feelings toward her. This trial or case impacted Americans greatly because many chose a side: God or equality. One side of this issue would be siding with God; you choosing your faith over others alleged rights. You would believe that your faith and belief in God is greater than other citizens. The other side of this controversy is your equal rights. The followers of this side would concentrate on giving everyone the rights that they deserve. Not talking about whether or not you like the idea of homosexuality, but the idea that every person deserves the opportunity of marriage. Even “Bunning’s mother said her son, who was raised Roman Catholic, doesn’t agree with the idea of same-sex marriage but does believe in upholding the law”

Perhaps no other jurist could have come to the Supreme Court under greater expectations. When President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor in 1981 to be the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court, he did soto keep a campaign promise. O'Connor's nomination was quick to draw criticism from both the political people left and right. Conservatives put down her lack of federal judicial experience and claimed that she didn't have any constitutional knowledge. They considered her a wasted nomination and suspected her position on abortion. Liberals, on the other hand, could not deny their satisfaction at seeing a woman on the High Court, but they were disappointed in O'Connor's apparent lack of strong support for

Tomi Lahren, a conservative commentator that, in my opinion, is the epitome of the nightmarish hellhole that is hardcore conservatism, came out as pro-choice about a year ago. On The View she said, “I am someone that’s for limited government. So I can’t sit here and be a hypocrite and say I’m for limited government but I think the government should decide what women should do with their bodies,” “I can sit here and say that as a Republican, and I can say, ‘You know what? I’m for limited government, so stay out of my guns, and you can stay out of my body as well.’ Because of all of this, Lahren was violently attacked on social media and was booted from her show because “incompatible political

As a fellow liberal democrat and citizen her being appointed by the first African American president Barack Obama who has served a full two terms, this gives me confidence in her not only on this appointment but in her background that she is more than qualified to oversee the many issues that the court will have a hand in deciding that I will be able to see the effects of and really if the decision that she is making really benefit not only the people but

In this paper, I will discuss a number of topics regarding woman and the Supreme Court from historical precedents to objective research to the importance of female judges and Justices and finally to the possibilities of the future. Each of these steps is vital to fully understanding how we got to our country’s current place in female jurisprudence and creating future opportunities for women both on the Supreme Court and in all other levels of the judicial system across the United States.