Bio: Born in New York City. Harvard Law; clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall; Williams & Connolly; Harvard Law dean. Solicitor General since 2009.
If picked: Experience managing Harvard egos may help her sway justices. Has expertise in administrative and First Amendment law.
For many, being compared with Supreme Court Justice David Souter would seem like a compliment. But for Solicitor General Elena Kagan, the comparison could spell trouble on the right and the left if she is nominated to replace Justice John Paul Stevens.
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