WASHINGTON – Justice Elena Kagan has emerged as one of the Supreme Court’s most powerful voices on the separation of church and state, often rebuking conservative colleagues for allowing government actions that she says favor one religion over another. But ...

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No one could have known it at the time, but at the end of last summer, Justice Elena Kagan gave Neil Gorsuch a face-to-face tutorial on what it means to be the Supreme Court’s newest justice. It starts in the ...

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Many liberals will be tempted to instinctively oppose Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation — because he is a self-proclaimed conservative, or because he was nominated by a divisive (even dangerous) president, or because of the shameful way that President ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — This time Elena Kagan got to ask the questions. With her confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court now a part of history, the court's newest justice — and third woman — took a direct role for the first time in a case before the court.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Justice Elena Kagan has taken her seat at the Supreme Court in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama.

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WASHINGTON — Elena Kagan was sworn in Saturday as the 112th justice and fourth woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath to Kagan in a brief private ceremony at the court.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — It's all over but the celebrating and oath-taking for soon-to-be Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. Kagan is joining President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday for a ceremony to mark her confirmation ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Elena Kagan as the 112th justice and fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court. The vote was 63-37 for President Barack Obama’s nominee to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supporters and opponents of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan are getting their final say on the Senate floor, although she seems a safe bet for confirmation.

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RENO, Nev. — Sen. John Ensign says he will vote against the confirmation of Elena Kagan's appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Nevada Republican cited what he called Kagan's lack of support ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pushing toward an election-year Supreme Court confirmation vote, a polarized Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved Elena Kagan to be the fourth female justice.

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One Senate Democrat has taken to the op-ed pages of USA Today to indicate his support for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. But that endorsement is far from ringing.

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