Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Previously served as U.S. solicitor general and dean of Harvard Law School.
- Current office
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Seat or institution
- Supreme Court
- Research date
- October 19, 2026
Career context
Previously served as U.S. solicitor general and dean of Harvard Law School.
Selected public records
This is an illustrative collection across documented service, not an exhaustive career archive or a complete statement of policy positions. Missing records do not establish opposition, absence, or inaction. How the examples were selected →
| Decision | Date | What this justice wrote or joined |
|---|---|---|
| Obergefell v. Hodges | June 26, 2015 | Joined Kennedy’s Court opinion. |
| Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization | June 24, 2022 | Co-authored the joint dissent with Breyer and Sotomayor. |
| Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith | May 18, 2023 | Wrote a dissent. |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Ltd. | May 16, 2024 | Joined the Court opinion; wrote a concurrence. |
| Trump v. United States | July 1, 2024 | Joined Sotomayor’s dissent. |
| United States v. Skrmetti | June 18, 2025 | Joined Parts I–IV of Sotomayor’s dissent; wrote a separate dissent. |
An absent participation entry is not a dissent or recusal. An older decision may predate this justice’s service. Read the opinions for their reasoning.
Continue your research
Sources you can check
- Justices · Supreme Court of the United States
- Justices 1789 to Present · Supreme Court of the United States
- Supreme Court of the United States · Supreme Court of the United StatesSection: Elena Kagan
Research checked October 19, 2026. Source publication dates may be earlier. Read the coverage and limitations →