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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives for the address by President Barack Obama in front of a joint session of congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on February 24, 2009. This is the first public appearance for Ginsburg as she is recovering from cancer surgery. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic)
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Democrat and Republican leaders drew lines in the sand Monday to open the Senate Judiciary Committee on Elena Kagan's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
"One hundred members of the Senate sit here in the shoes of more than 300 million Americans as we discharge our duties," committee Chairman Patrick Leahy said. "The Supreme Court stands for all Americans ... it is an awesome responsibility."
If confirmed, President Barack Obama's second Supreme Court nominee -- now the solicitor general -- would be the fourth female justice and third woman sitting on the court, joining Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday refused to review the case of two Colorado residents who were ejected from a 2005 Denver rally for President George W. Bush.
WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- A year after cancer surgery and Sen. Jim Bunning's remark she'd have nine months to live, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is "alive and in good health."
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- The only woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, says the high court sorely needs more female members.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Aides to President Barack Obama say they have a short list of nominees should one of the aging justices on the U.S. Supreme Court decide to retire.
WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- An appeals court cannot increase a defendant's prison sentence even though the trial court erred, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday broadly and unanimously reinforced police search power, brushing aside a state court and a state law.
WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate should only confirm President George W. Bush's Supreme Court nominees "in extraordinary circumstances," a leading Senate Democrat said Friday.
WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is becoming more vocal in her dissenting votes involving women's issues.
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