On the recordJuly 31, 2025
I think as we have done more and more on this emergency docket, there becomes a real responsibility that I think we didn't recognize when we first started down this road, to explain things better.
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Elena Kagan
Elena Kagan: “I think as we have done more and more on this emergency docket, there becomes a real responsibility that I think we…”
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Justice Kagan advocates for better explanations of emergency docket decisions.
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