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Supreme Court Nomination

WTTW News | May 10, 2010, 7:00 pm

President Barack Obama has nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court. Ash-har Quraishi has reaction from Chicago's academic and legal communities.

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