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Justice Kagan ' Time will tell' if court finds common ground

10/22/2022 1:50:00 AM

Justice Elena Kagan says ' time will tell' whether the Supreme Court can find common ground after a term in which its six conservatives and three liberals split over contentious issues like abortion and gun rights

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Justice Elena Kagan says 'time will tell' whether the Supreme Court can find common ground after a term in which its six conservatives and three liberals split over contentious issues like abortion and gun rights. WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan on Friday waded into the issue of divisiveness on the Supreme Court, saying that “time will tell” whether the court can get back to “finding common ground” after a term in which its six conservatives and three liberals split over contentious issues like abortion and gun rights. repeatedly warnedover the last month that courts risk legitimacy and look political when justices needlessly overturn precedent and decide more than a case requires. Kagan said Friday it remains an open question whether the Supreme Court can begin “ratcheting down the level of decision making so that we can reach compromises.” Kagan spoke Friday at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was interviewed by the school’s president Liz Magill. The event was also livestreamed.The court,which opened its new term earlier this month, has given no signs it intends to shy away from major issues. On its agenda are cases that involve issues of race, voting and the environment. But Kagan said she believes it’s better if the law moves “in small steps rather than in big steps.” If the court can’t do that, she said, she “will spend a lot of my time dissenting.” Read more:
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