A Liberal's Lament on Kagan and Health Care

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Slate

Authors

Eric J. Segall, Georgia State University College of LawFollow

Document Type

Popular Press

Publication Date

12-8-2011

Abstract

Doing the right thing is easy when nothing important is at stake. Doing the right thing is much harder when there is a lot to lose. Elena Kagan is a loyal Democrat who owes her Supreme Court appointment to President Barack Obama.* She is poised to review the constitutionality of Obama’s health care statute, which, if invalidated, might do serious damage to his re-election campaign as well as the Democratic Party. Even though it would be a hard decision to make, Elena Kagan should recuse herself from hearing challenges to the act.

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Recommended Citation

Eric J. Segall, A Liberal's Lament on Kagan and Health Care, Slate (Dec. 8, 2011), available at http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2011/12/obamacare_and_the_supreme_court_should_elena_kagan_recuse_herself_.html.

Institutional Repository Citation

Eric J. Segall, A Liberal's Lament on Kagan and Health Care, Faculty Publications By Year 70 (2011)
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/faculty_pub/70