Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing in Washington
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the fourth day of her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 16, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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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, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is historically averse to opening up a can of worms, so it comes as no surprise that the justices looked darkly last week at cases asking them to consider whether defendants are constitutionally harmed when they pass up plea bargains through the actions of "ineffective" -- read incompetent -- lawyers.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court began its new term Monday with three women justices on the bench for the first time in the nation's history.
WASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled the Sarbanes-Oxley Act unconstitutionally insulated the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board from presidential control.
JARRATT, Va., May 20 (UPI) -- Virginia Thursday executed convicted killer Darick Demorris Walker, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his requests for a stay of execution.
Elena Kagan is no stranger to firsts: First female dean of Harvard Law School, first woman to serve as U.S. solicitor general.
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Americans have spoken: The top political winners of 2009 are Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Sonia Sotomayor, a Gallup poll indicated.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The new term of the U.S. Supreme Court is set to open Monday with a new justice joining the bench and an agenda that will cover aspects of the First and Second Amendments.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Healthcare reform is crucial for Hispanic Americans because reforming the U.S. healthcare system is linked to immigration reform, U.S. President Obama said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, welcoming Sonia Sotomayor to the high court Wednesday, says she will make an "extraordinary new Supreme Court justice."
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