She was the 102nd individual and first woman to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court.

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Mr Jones, a retired marine general who once served as NATO's supreme commander, will be the first former general to serve as national security adviser since Colin Powell did so in the Reagan White House in 1987-88.

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Starr will serve as lead counsel and argue their case to the Supreme Court.

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