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Elena Kagan: We can't engage do our business, we can't engage in confidential communication, which is the best way to operate is to…

On the recordJuly 27, 2026
We can't engage do our business, we can't engage in confidential communication, which is the best way to operate is to be fully open with one's colleagues about one's views and if you think that those views are going to appear on the front page of the newspaper, you pull back, you don't have the kinds of conversations that I think the court really depends on to do great work. so this is something that has frustrated all of us and we are continuing to make efforts to resolve.
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Elena Kagan
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reason.com
Jul 27, 2026

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Addressing leaks during congressional testimony.

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