Author(s)
Segall, Eric J.Keywords
Politics; Constitutional Law; Health Care; Health Law; Supreme Court of the United States; JudgesJudges
Law
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Supreme Court of the United States
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https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/faculty_pub/70http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2011/12/obamacare_and_the_supreme_court_should_elena_kagan_recuse_herself_.html
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.Date
2011-12-08Type
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oai:readingroom.law.gsu.edu:faculty_pub-1069https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/faculty_pub/70
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2011/12/obamacare_and_the_supreme_court_should_elena_kagan_recuse_herself_.html