SCOTUSBlog has begun posting “issue briefings” on Elena Kagan's record. Today, they posted their briefing on Kagan and the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy. Their post provides further evidence debunking the myth -- promulgated by conservative media figures -- that Kagan is anti-military.

From SCOTUSBlog:

[W]e believe that efforts to paint Kagan as anti-military are incorrect and unlikely to succeed. With respect to “don't ask, don't tell,” she enforced a neutral policy applicable to all employers, not one that targeted the military - a policy that was well within the mainstream of American law schools. She also established a back-channel mechanism for the military to reach potential law student recruits. Kagan's other conduct (for example, her treatment of members of the service on campus) and her other statements (for example, her West Point speech) persuasively answer the claim that she bears hostility towards the military.