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Elena Kagan hearings and politics of life tenure on Supreme Court: Should Congress impose term limits for Supreme Court justices?


Publication date: July 1, 2010
Source: ABC News
Author: Devin Dwyer

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An article by ABC News on the Elena Kagan hearings and the politics of life tenure on the Supreme Court, quotes Stephen McAllister, professor of law.

ABC News wrote:

"It's an intoxicating job and a hard one to give up," said University of Kansas law professor Stephen McAllister of justices who choose to serve well into old age. "And by and large I think justices make good decisions health-wise about when to leave."

"But I don't think there's anything inherently magic about life tenure... and states have term limits for justices and their courts work just fine," he said.

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