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Elena Kagan: I don't see this as a court that is just like, 'We're just going to rubber stamp what the current administration does.'…

On the recordJuly 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.
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Elena Kagan
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reason.com
Jul 23, 2026

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Remarks at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference

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