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New Supreme Court Set to Start New Term

WASHINGTON (Oct. 4) -- The Supreme Court is starting its new term with a new justice, Elena Kagan, and bad news for hundreds of parties trying to get their cases heard at the nation's highest court. The justices are expected to start work Monday by denying many of the nearly 2,000 appeals that piled up in recent months....

Kagan Faces First Vote on High Court Confirmation

WASHINGTON (July 20) -- Elena Kagan is facing the first vote on her nomination to the Supreme Court before a Senate panel dominated by Democrats who are all but certain to support her. The only real question is whether she will get any Republican votes. The Senate Judiciary Committee is meeting Tuesday to take up Kagan's...

Kagan Declines to Criticize Roberts Court

WASHINGTON (June 30) -- Elena Kagan declined an invitation to criticize the current Supreme Court on Wednesday, testifying at the third day of her confirmation hearings, "I'm sure everyone up there is acting in good faith." In a lengthy exchange with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Kagan said pointedly she didn't agree with the...

Kagan Insists She Didn't Block Military at Harvard

WASHINGTON (June 29) -- Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan maneuvered carefully through tough Republican questioning on military recruitment at Harvard Law School, gun owners' rights and free speech Tuesday, giving little ground to critics and drawing strong praise from Senate Democrats who command the votes to confirm...

Obama Nominates Kagan to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (May 10) -- President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, declaring she would demonstrate the same independence, integrity and passion for the law exhibited by retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. If confirmed by the Senate, Kagan would become the third woman on...

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Health Care Case In Fantasy Court: What Would Honored Justices Say?

Later this spring, retired Justice John Paul Stevens will become the ninth former member of the Supreme Court to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom since President John F. Kennedy created the award in 1963.

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05/28/12 Jordan shooting informant 'killed' Source: Irish Examiner A person who gave information leading to police shooting dead an unarmed IRA man in the North almost 20 years ago was later murdered, an inquest preliminary heard today.
05/23/12 Loudoun Charter School Gets Blessing From State Board... Source: Leesburg Today - Leesburg VA A math- and information technology-focused charter school is one step closer to opening in Loudoun County after the Virginia Board of Education's charter school committee approved its application this afternoon.
05/23/12 CAR PLANTS ROAR BACK: SUMMER OVERTIME SHIFTS - Strong... Source: Politico TOP TALKER â "Pentagon, CIA, White House opened up to Hollywood on bin Laden raid," by Josh Gerstein : "The Pentagon is now withholding â¦ the same name DoD gave the filmmakers. â¦ A Pentagon spokesman stressed Tuesday night that the name given to the filmmakers was not that of someone directly involved in carrying out the bin Laden raid. 'The identity of a planner, not a member of SEAL Team 6, was provided by USSOCOM as a possible point of contact for additional information if the DoD determined that additional support was merited,' Lt. Col. James Gregory said.
05/22/12 GMC volleyball action Source: Sentinel - North Brunswick NJ North Brunswick Township High School's Rohan Chittella digs out a return shot against J.P. Stevens High School during the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament quarterfinal match played at North Brunswick on May 15.
05/22/12 PARIS TN: Henry County Republican Party to hear John... Source: The Paris Post-Intelligencer - Paris TN John Stevens, who is a Republican candidate for Tennessee's 24th District Senate seat, will speak to the Henry County Republican Party at 6:30 p.m.

Background on John Paul Stevens

John Paul Stevens (born April 20, 1920) served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from December 19, 1975 until his retirement on June 29, 2010. At the time of his retirement, he was the oldest member of the Court and the third-longest serving justice in the Court's history.

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