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Elena Kagan: There are definitely questions about how it is appropriate to use that docket, when it's appropriate to use that docket…

On the recordJuly 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.
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Elena Kagan
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reason.com
Jul 17, 2026

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Justice Kagan discussing the emergency docket.

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