Justice Elena Kagan Recalls Her 'Knucklehead' Days Clerking for Thurgood Marshall


Justice Elena Kagan Recalls Her 'Knucklehead' Days Clerking for Thurgood Marshall

Speaking at an event marking the 50th anniversary of Marshall’s ascension to the high court, now-Justice Elena Kagan... Read More



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