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Elena Kagan: “You relax strict scrutiny in one place, and all of a sudden, strict scrutiny gets relaxed in other places.”

On the recordJune 27, 2025
You relax strict scrutiny in one place, and all of a sudden, strict scrutiny gets relaxed in other places.
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Elena Kagan
Source
commondreams.org
Jun 27, 2025

Editor's note · Context

Kagan warned about the broader implications of weakening strict scrutiny.

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