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Politics : The Supreme Court, All Right or All Wrong?

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From: Glenn Petersen	5/9/2010 10:30:13 PM
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As expected: NBC: Obama to name Kagan for high court Kagan, 50, is currently solicitor general; would be court's third woman BREAKING NEWS NBC News and news services updated 9:09 p.m. CT, Sun., May 9, 2010 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will nominate U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to serve as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, NBC News’ Pete Williams reported late Sunday night. Kagan, 50, served as the Dean of Harvard Law School from 2003 to 2009. Obama nominated her to serve in her current post as solicitor general early in 2009, and she won Senate confirmation by a vote of 61-31. She is the first woman to serve as solicitor general of the United States. She was widely viewed as a front-runner when Obama was considering candidates for a Supreme Court opening last year, but the president ultimately chose Sonia Sotomayor for the job. Some liberal critics have said that Kagan's views on executive power and the treatment of terrorist detainees are too conservative. If confirmed, Kagan will fill the vacancy left by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. Stevens, 90, announced his decision to retire on April 9 after nearly 35 years of service on the high court. NBC News’ Pete Williams contributed to this report. URL: msnbc.msn.com © 2010 MSNBC.com

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