May 12, 2010 - Supreme Court Historian Discusses Nomination of Elena Kagan

This week, President Barack Obama nominated U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the United States Supreme Court.  Justice Stevens retires this year after 35 years on the high court.

In this episode of Law in 10, Supreme Court historian and Earl Warren Professor of Law Michal Belknap discusses Kagan’s nomination and the history of high court nominees without judicial experience.

Listen to the Law in 10 podcast about Kagan's Supreme Court nomination.