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Elena Kagan: They're dangerous in terms of individual justices' security and they're not appropriate in the way to treat a coordinate…

On the recordJuly 15, 2026
They're dangerous in terms of individual justices' security and they're not appropriate in the way to treat a coordinate branch of government.
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Elena Kagan

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Discussing the impact of political rhetoric on justices' safety.

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