US Senate approves Kagan
Published:Wednesday | July 21, 2010 | 9:10 AM
US President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan, has won the approval of the US Senate judiciary committee.
The nomination now moves to the full US Senate, which is expected to confirm her as the third woman justice on the US's highest court.
The panel voted 13-6, with only one Republican supporting the nomination.
If confirmed by the Senate, Kagan, will take a lifetime seat as one of nine justices, replacing retired Justice, John Paul Stevens.