Kagan heads to high court

Ex-Harvard dean will be fourth woman to serve; Senate confirmation vote is 63-37; Brown opposed

In this file photo, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan testified on the third day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on June 30.

(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) In this file photo, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan testified on the third day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on June 30.

By Mark Arsenault

Globe Staff / August 6, 2010

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The US Senate confirmed former Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan yesterday as the fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court, a position from which she could influence the nation’s laws and policies for decades. (Full article: 1168 words)