Elena Kagan.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2010
Supreme Court Rejects Surrogate’s Custody Appeal
The Supreme Court declined to intervene in a multi-state surrogacy dispute over a baby with a severe heart defect, letting a California court’s ruling that the genetic parents are the child’s legal guardians stand, while the surrogate sought involvement in the child’s medical decisions. Texas and California courts remain involved in determining the child’s care, with transfers and emergency orders reflecting the life-saving needs of the infant and ongoing legal battles between the surrogate and the genetic parents.
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About Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan is an American lawyer who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama and is the fourth woman to serve on the Court.
Everything about Elena Kagan →- Occupation
- judge, lawyer, university teacher, academic administrator
- Position held
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Solicitor General of the United States
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 28, 1960
