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Elena Kagan: “When political figures of any stripe are trying to intimidate judges and justices to do things that they like, rather…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2026
When political figures of any stripe are trying to intimidate judges and justices to do things that they like, rather than the things that they don’t, that’s where we really have crossed the line.
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Elena Kagan

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On the intimidation of judges by political figures.

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