The Temptation of Elena Kagan by Ronald Dworkin

The Temptation of Elena Kagan

The Kagan hearings have been almost universally denounced as pointless and calls for reform have increased. It is important to review the hearings in some detail to consider how far that charge is justified and how confirmation hearings might be improved.

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