- Posted September 11, 2012
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Kagan says nation's highest court not politically divided
ANN ARBOR (AP) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says she and her colleagues aren't driven by politics even though they are accused of being politically divided.
The Detroit News and AnnArbor.com report the court's newest justice spoke last Friday morning at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor before she helped dedicate a new law school building.
She says "not a single member of the court" at any time bases a decision on whether he or she likes the president or legislation at hand. She says their differences come in judicial methods and constitutional decision-making.
Kagan says only about a dozen of the roughly 70 cases the court hears each session result in 5-4 decisions. Still, she added she would like to see even fewer splits.
Published: Tue, Sep 11, 2012
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