Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan continue today on Capitol Hill. If confirmed, she will become just the fourth female Supreme Court justice. In her opening statement on Monday, Kagan, the nation’s Solicitor General, vowed to listen to every case impartially.

Elena Kagan: “I will make no pledges this week other than this one: that if confirmed, I will remember and abide by all these lessons. I will listen hard to every party before the court and to each of my colleagues. I will work hard, and I will do my best to consider every case impartially, modestly, with commitment to principle and in accordance with law.”