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Justice Kagan Understands The Conservative Legal Movement

For the Court's conservatives, there is a "playbook" that has nothing to do with Trump.

Josh Blackman | 7.27.2026 5:48 PM

Two weeks ago, Justices Kagan and Barrett admirably defended the Supreme Court before the House and Senate. Last week, in remarks before the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Kagan offered a sophisticated analysis to explain what it means to have a conservative Supreme Court:

One of the Supreme Court's three liberal justices defended her conservative colleagues on........

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