Speaking of the Supreme Court (where the Prop 8 case is likely to end up), Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg today puts to rest any rumors that she has any retirement plans during Obama's first term. She tells the AP, "If anyone asks how long I'll be here, at least until my Albers comes back," referring to a painting from her office that is on loan to a traveling exhibition until 2012. Ginsburg, age 77, is the oldest sitting Justice on the court — second only to her friend and ideological nemesis Scalia — and she looks forward to being one of three women on the court for the first time this year. Rumors had circulated about her retirement following treatment for pancreatic cancer last year, and the death of her husband of 56 years in June. [AP/Chron]