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Posts Tagged United States Supreme Court

Sen. Ben Nelson to Vote for Sotomayor

By | 08.03.09 | 2:58 pm

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), after saying last week that he was undecided on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, now says he will vote to confirm her for a seat on the high court.

“I plan to support her,” Nelson told a reporter for the Lincoln Journal Star.

Kagan Confirmed as Solicitor General

By | 03.19.09 | 6:17 pm

As expected, the Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as solicitor general Thursday.  Kagan, the first woman to hold the post, was confirmed by a vote of 61-31.

As I reported earlier, she had some vehement Republican critics. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) made a point of noting, in More…