Justice Kagan Criticizes Supreme Court Conservative Majority on Democracy
Justice Elena Kagan said the court's conservative majority has undermined democracy through rulings on campaign finance, gerrymandering and voting rights.
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Justice Elena Kagan spoke Tuesday at Catholic University's law school in Washington, D.C.
Kagan said the Supreme Court's conservative majority undermined democracy in a series of rulings.
She cited the 2019 ruling that federal courts cannot limit extreme partisan gerrymandering.
Kagan mentioned rulings that gutted the Voting Rights Act, including one this year that led to Republican states eliminating majority Black districts.
Kagan said the court has blinded itself to the effects of its rulings on the political system.
AlterNet: 'Race to the bottom': Justice Kagan unleashes on Supreme Court conservatives
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Far-left outlets highlight Kagan's warning that the conservative majority's rulings have deepened divisions and created a democracy that does not work as well as it should.
Progressive and socialist outlets such as Common Dreams, Democracy Now and Truthout. Usually focuses on corporate power, workers, inequality and anti-war positions.
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Far right: Calls Kagan's remarks an attack on the majority
Mainstream liberal outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, NPR and The Washington Post. Usually focuses on who is affected, climate, public institutions and criticism of the Trump administration.
The Gateway Pundit: Liberal Justice Elena Kagan Attacks Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority, Claims Their Rulings Are ‘Destructive to Democracy’ as Midterm Elections Loom
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The Gateway Pundit frames Kagan's speech as a liberal justice attacking the Supreme Court's conservative majority and claims its rulings are destructive to democracy as midterm elections approach.
Hard-right outlets such as Breitbart, Newsmax and The Gateway Pundit. Usually focuses on national strength, immigration, distrust of institutions and strong support for Trump.
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Far left: Calls the court's election rulings a nightmare
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