Associate Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, left, speaks with Judge Alison J. Nathan of United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, right, on Monday, September 12, 2022 at the Temple Emanu-El's Streicker Center in Manhattan. Courtesy of the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center Justice Kagan Discusses Court Legitimacy, 'Dobbs' Opinion Leak in Manhattan
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's comments come just days after Chief Judge John Roberts defended the court's legitimacy in the face of negative public opinion.
September 13, 2022 at 03:30 PM
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As a sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court prepares to begin its next term in less than a month, Associate Justice Elena Kagan said during an appearance in Manhattan that the judicial system loses legitimacy when judges are perceived as political actors rather than fair arbiters of the law.
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