Intimidation is a different thing entirely. And 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.
Elena Kagan: “Intimidation is a different thing entirely. And when political figures of any stripe are trying to intimidate judges and…”
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Warning against intimidation of judges by political figures.
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