"My politics would be, must be, have to be, completely separate from my judgment."
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Justices of the Supreme Court of the United StatesLawyers from New York (state)Educators from the United StatesPeople from New York CityWomen academics from the United States
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Senate Confirmation Hearing, reported in "Elena Kagan under fire from Republicans", The Guardian (29 June 2010).
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