Maine Senators to Support Elena Kagan

This just in: Senator Olympia Snowe announced this afternoon that she will be supporting Elena Kagan’s confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States.  This follows a similar announcement by Senator Susan Collins, just last week.

With these exciting announcements, four Republican Senators have now pledged their support of this groundbreaking nominee.

If Elena Kagan is confirmed as our next Supreme Court justice, she will be only the fourth woman to join the bench in the Court’s 221-year history.  What’s more, three women will take their seats on the Court for the first time in United States history.

We want to sincerely thank our Senators for their decisions.  When they cast their votes in support of Elena Kagan next week, this potential boost to women’s presence in the judiciary might become a reality.