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Supreme Court won’t hear 98-year-old judge’s bid to end suspension

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Supreme Court won’t hear 98-year-old judge’s bid to end suspension

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the oldest active federal judge’s bid to end her suspension, which her colleagues issued after she refused their demands for mental fitness testing. Pauline Newman, who turns 99 on Saturday and rejects the notion she is unfit to serve, sued her fellow judges on the U.S. C

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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the oldest active federal judge’s bid to end her suspension, which her colleagues issued after she refused their demands for mental fitness testing. Pauline Newman, who turns 99 on Saturday and rejects the notion she is unfit to serve, sued her fellow judges on the U.S. C

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up the oldest active federal judge’s bid to end her suspension, which her colleagues issued after she refused their demands for mental fitness testing. Pauline Newman, who turns 99 on Saturday and rejects the notion she is unfit to serve, sued her fellow judges on the U.S. Judge Pauline Newman, who served on the U.S.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, has been suspended from hearing cases because of concerns about her fitness to serve.

The Hill reported the story as "Supreme Court won’t hear 98-year-old judge’s bid to end suspension." CBS News reported the story as "Supreme Court won't take up 98-year-old judge's bid to hear cases again."

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