Justice Elena Kagan decries idea that US supreme court ‘rubber-stamps’ Trump’s agenda
Elena Kagan, associate justice of the US supreme court, during a Senate hearing in Washington DC on 14 July 2026. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenElena Kagan, associate justice of the US supreme court, during a Senate hearing in Washington DC on 14 July 2026. The second question is: is this a court that does whatever the current administration wants?
- ▪Elena Kagan, associate justice of the US supreme court, during a Senate hearing in Washington DC on 14 July 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenElena Kagan, associate justice of the US supreme court, during a Senate hearing in Washington DC on 14 July 2026.
- ▪The second question is: is this a court that does whatever the current administration wants?
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- ▪ Justice Kagan says Supreme Court is not a ‘puppet’ for Trump administration — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Kagan Says Supreme Court Has Stood Up to Trump in Key Cases — NYT — US
- ▪ Kagan says Supreme Court is not a ‘rubber stamp’ for Trump — The Hill
- ▪ Justice Kagan Rejects Charge that Supreme Court Is "Rubber Stamp" for Trump Administration — Reason Magazine
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Elena Kagan, associate justice of the US supreme court, during a Senate hearing in Washington DC on 14 July 2026. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenElena Kagan, associate justice of the US supreme court, during a Senate hearing in Washington DC on 14 July 2026. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesElena KaganJustice Elena Kagan decries idea that US supreme court ‘rubber-stamps’ Trump’s agendaKagan rejects notion that high court ‘does whatever the administration wants’, pointing to tariffs ruling and moreChris Stein in WashingtonFri 24 Jul 2026 09.59 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 10.45 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe liberal justice Elena Kagan has said it was “wrong” to accuse the US supreme court of becoming a rubber stamp for Donald Trump in his…
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