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Welcome, Justice Kagan
5 Aug 2010In a 63-37 vote, the United States Senate has just confirmed Elena Kagan as the next associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. This fall, three women will take their seats together on the bench for the first time in United States history. This is a monumental achievement for women in the [...]
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Maine Senators to Support Elena Kagan
In: Olympia Snowe|Supreme Court|Susan Collins|Women's Leadership
28 Jul 2010This 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 [...]
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The Votes Are In…
20 Jul 2010The Senate Judiciary Committee has just endorsed Elena Kagan as the next associate justice on the Supreme Court. All twelve Democratic members of the Committee voted in support of Elena Kagan, as well as Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. This brought the final tally to 13-6, in favor of her confirmation. The Committee [...]
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Tune in Today at Ten!
20 Jul 2010The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote today at 10:00am on Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court. You can watch a live webcast of the executive business meeting by clicking here! A full vote in the Senate is expected before the August recess. If you haven’t already, you can get involved and ask [...]
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Here’s your opportunity to be a part of history in the making! Please take five minutes to urge Senators Snowe and Collins to put their full support behind President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. During her Supreme Court nomination hearings, Elena Kagan demonstrated her outstanding intellectual credentials, her independence of thought, [...]
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Kagan on the work-family bind
In: Supreme Court
7 Jul 2010Something happens when one is questioned for 5 days straight by the Senate Judiciary Committee: some of their answers get lost in the thick of it all. So, just in case you missed it, Kagan had some spot-on things to say about women and work. Kagan commented that “while women have more educational opportunities than [...]
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That’s a wrap!
2 Jul 2010Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Elena Kagan’s confirmation to the Supreme Court have now wrapped up. It was an exciting week of testimony that only reinforced our respect for this sophisticated legal mind. Our own Charlotte Warren and Meghan Higgins had a chance to meet with Senator Snowe’s staff, yesterday, to discuss the nominee’s credentials. [...]
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Snowe and Collins on Kagan
In: Maine Women's Lobby|Press Link|Supreme Court|Susan Collins|Uncategorized
24 May 2010With the confirmation hearings scheduled for June 28, Elena Kagan is making her rounds on the hill and meeting with key Senate votes. Last week she met with Senator Snowe; after the meeting, Snowe commented that, Kagan “certainly has the qualifications, and certainly has, I think, the balance in her approach — at least so [...]
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A Brief Case for Women on the Bench
18 May 2010In light of Elena Kagan’s recent nomination to the Supreme Court, let us take a moment to applaud the President in recognizing the dearth and importance of women’s representation on the bench. Since 1973, when the first female attorney was admitted to the bar, only five women have been nominated to the Supreme Court and [...]
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Here is a “Maine Voices” piece written by Sarah Standiford, our Executive Director, about the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Earlier in the month, I posted it as part of another blog entry, but as we’ve all been watching, listening, and talking about this historic happening, I wanted to post it again. Supreme Court nominee [...]
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