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Elena Kagan: The references—of filth, disease, and primitiveness—are shot through with racial stereotypes and tropes.

On the recordJuly 3, 2026
The references—of filth, disease, and primitiveness—are shot through with racial stereotypes and tropes.
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Elena Kagan

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Dissenting in a Supreme Court ruling on immigration.

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