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Elena Kagan: Our emergency docket, while fit for some things, should not be used to overrule or revise existing law.

On the recordJuly 2, 2025
Our emergency docket, while fit for some things, should not be used to overrule or revise existing law.
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Elena Kagan
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motherjones.com
Jul 2, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Kagan expresses concern over the misuse of the emergency docket.

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