Political Quotes

Elena Kagan

Judge / Justice

46Quotes on record
2023–2026On the record

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2010

Quotes by year · 2023202646 total · peak 2026 (31)
2023: 1 quote2025: 14 quotes2026: 31 quotes

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  1. I first joined the court in 2010. Our security was very different at the time.20 sources2026northdakotamonitor.com
  2. The Capitol Police Chief recently testified that threats against Congress are up 50% this year.18 sources2026northdakotamonitor.com
  3. I don’t think that you would want an enforcement system that was controlled by the executive branch or by the legislature.13 sources2026northdakotamonitor.com
  4. Right now visitors walk into the court and that’s where they are checked. That’s where they are sent through the magnetometer and checked for weapons and so forth.11 sources2026missouriindependent.com
  5. I will say that that’s an extremely difficult question for a pretty obvious reason, I think, which is that I don’t think that you would want an enforcement system that was controlled by the executive branch or by the legislature.11 sources2026arkansasadvocate.com
  6. An individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in records about his cell phone’s location, and police intrude on that constitutionally protected interest when they demand the information — even though for only a limited time, and from a third-party tech company.5 sources2026missouriindependent.com
Jul 27, 2026

The leaks "dramatically change the way we do business internally or at least has the potential to do so. The way we relate to each other depends so much on honest communication among the nine of us. And if the nine of us do not have trust…

reason.com
Jul 27, 2026

We can't engage do our business, we can't engage in confidential communication, which is the best way to operate is to be fully open with one's colleagues about one's views and if you think that those views are going to appear on the front…

reason.com
Jul 23, 2026

So, I don't know. I think he probably won't come back.

reason.com
Jul 23, 2026

Honestly, the vibes in the courtroom were the vibes in the courtroom on any other day.

reason.com
Jul 23, 2026

It was sort of like….from the court's point of view, a non-event.

reason.com
Jul 23, 2026

You just have to deal with the fact that there's a conservative court doing things that conservative jurists have long thought it appropriate to do, and I can really dislike that.

reason.com
Jul 23, 2026

Tariffs is probably the key policy issue for this president. I mean, something he campaigned on, he ran on, he cared an enormous amount about.

reason.com
Jul 23, 2026

I don't see this as a court that is just like, 'We're just going to rubber stamp what the current administration does.' You know, quite the opposite.

reason.com
Jul 17, 2026

I think that, as we have gotten more experienced in these constant requests that are coming to us about requests for emergency relief, that we better recognize that at least sometimes there is a need for additional information.

reason.com
Jul 17, 2026

There are definitely questions about how it is appropriate to use that docket, when it's appropriate to use that docket, the standards to be applied.

reason.com
Jul 17, 2026

I call it the emergency docket.

reason.com