Archive for September 10th, 2009

Two More Pieces of Triva about Yesterday’s Arguments

0 Comments Published by September 10th, 2009 in Court Procedure, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor

For all the trivia nerds out there, I forgot to mention two important, but oft-unmentioned facts about yesterday’s argument. General Kagan opted not to wear the traditional grey morning coat that male Solicitors General wear. Instead, according to the WSJ Law Blog, she wore a blue pants suit. Of course, the writing was on the [...]



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