The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/elena-kagan/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Elena Kagan | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/elena-kagan/ 32 32 Jewish US justice ponders publicly funded yeshivas in case of religious charter school https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-us-justice-ponders-publicly-funded-yeshivas-in-case-of-religious-charter-school/ Thu, 01 May 2025 15:40:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3539609 As Supreme Court seen set to extend state support to Oklahoma Catholic school, Elena Kagan asks if NY would have to fund ultra-Orthodox institutions that don't teach English, math

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]]> US Supreme Court limits government’s power to cut greenhouse gas emissions https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-supreme-court-limits-governments-power-to-cut-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:02:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2790410 Justices say Clean Air Act doesn't give Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate power plants that contribute to global warming, decision belongs to Congress

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]]> Jewish US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer reportedly set to retire https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-supreme-court-justice-stephen-breyer-reportedly-set-to-retire/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:09:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2691042 Judge has been under pressure to step down and enable Biden to appoint a liberal replacement before mid-term elections in November, when Democrats may lose Senate majority

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]]> Kagan in Supreme Court says condemned Jews and Muslims need choice of clergy https://www.timesofisrael.com/kagan-in-supreme-court-says-condemned-jews-and-muslims-need-choice-of-clergy/ Fri, 08 Feb 2019 21:23:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2014992 In dissent to ruling that allowed Alabama to execute a Muslim without an imam by his side, justice says denial violated constitutional ban on establishing a state religion

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]]> US Supreme Court Justice Kagan won’t discuss Kavanaugh after fiery hearing https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-supreme-court-justice-kagan-wont-discuss-kavanaugh-after-fiery-hearing/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:58:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1932659 Jewish judge speaks of the importance of seeking consensus on the court and having it be above politics, especially 'in a time of acrimony and partisanship'

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]]> Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan talks of her ‘very strange Jewish upbringing’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/supreme-court-justice-elena-kagan-talks-of-her-very-strange-jewish-upbringing/ Thu, 13 Sep 2018 21:10:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1925149 Speaking at day school, top judge says she had a bat mitzvah at a modern Orthodox synagogue but did not grow up in a religiously observant home

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]]> Court upholds Trump travel ban, rejects discrimination claim https://www.timesofisrael.com/court-upholds-trump-travel-ban-rejects-discrimination-claim/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:33:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1878220 Ruling passes on a 5-4 decision, with majority opinion noting US presidents have substantial power to regulate immigration, while rejecting allegation of anti-Muslim bias

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]]> US Jewish justice: Imagine if a travel ban targeted Israelis https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-justice-imagine-if-a-travel-ban-targeted-israelis/ Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:05:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1837631 In hypothetical challenge during oral arguments, Elena Kagan raises example of a US president who is a 'vehement anti-Semite'

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]]> The 8 Jewish justices who made the US Supreme Court jump https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-8-jewish-justices-who-made-the-us-supreme-court-jump/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:01:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1647959 Author David Dalin's new book explores the inner lives of trailblazing Members of the Tribe who helped mold the nation's highest court

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]]> Is Ivanka America’s most powerful Jewish woman? https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-ivanka-americas-most-powerful-jewish-woman/ Sat, 03 Jun 2017 01:42:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1631610 CNN says 'yes' but social media counters with a resounding 'no,' favoring Fed chair Janet Yellen and even Israeli 'Wonder Woman' star Gal Gadot

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]]> Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s crazy hard workout https://www.timesofisrael.com/ruth-bader-ginsburgs-crazy-hard-workout/ Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:30:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1571317 Supporters are also begging the aging US Supreme Court justice to eat more kale

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]]> US Supreme Court opens without Jewish justices https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-supreme-court-opens-without-jewish-justices/ Thu, 06 Oct 2016 07:05:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1475227 3 justices skip starting session due to Rosh Hashanah, missing all of 5 minutes of action

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]]> Ginsburg, Kagan immortalized in LEGO? https://www.timesofisrael.com/ginsburg-kagan-immortalized-in-lego/ Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:30:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1165782 'Legal Justice League' set features real-life wonder women of US Supreme Court

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]]> Are the Jewish Federations delivering on their promises? https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-the-jewish-federation-delivering-on-its-promises/ Fri, 07 Nov 2014 16:01:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1084919 Ahead of Sunday's General Assembly, a point-by-point look at some of JFNA's stated goals -- and whether it is meeting them

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]]> In Jerusalem passport case, congressional role in foreign policy questioned https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-jerusalem-passport-case-congressional-role-in-foreign-policy-questioned/ Wed, 05 Nov 2014 02:41:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1087043 Lawyers of 12-year-old Menachem Zivotofsky want Supreme Court hearing to focus on their request, but justices see larger issues at stake

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