Kagan Bested Sotomayor in First-Dissent Sweepstakes, Analyst Says; Does Scalia Have a Rival?

Justice Antonin Scalia, known for his pointed and quotable dissents, may have some competition. Justice Elena Kagan’s first dissent shows she may be able to rival Scalia, according to legal analyst Andrew Cohen, writing for the Atlantic. He cautions that it may be too early to make predictions, but he does think Kagan’s first dissent shows flair. “She was blunt, she was pointed, and she brought three of her senior colleagues along with her in full,” Cohen writes. Kagan dissented on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court held taxpayers don’t have standing to challenge an Arizona tax credit program that helps fund…