"She is not expected to dramatically change the ideological balance of the court because she replaces retired Justice John Paul Stevens, a fellow liberal jurist. But her installation marks a historic demographic milestone. Women now make up one-third of the nine-member court, as Kagan joins Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsberg as associate justices. "
[photo: Larry Downing / Reuters]
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