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Elena Kagan: “The leaks "dramatically change the way we do business internally or at least has the potential to do so. The way we…”

On the recordJuly 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 in one another and don't have trust in one another and all the people who work for us, then those kinds of honest conversations that we need to do our business are not going to take place. They are at least going to be frustrated, so I think it is a problem that has frustrated every single one of the justices because of the security issues, but because it is just not the way a court should operate and not the way a court can operate if it wants to have the kind of deliberations that are the backbone of what we do."
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Elena Kagan
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reason.com
Jul 27, 2026

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Discussing the impact of leaks on court operations.

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