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ShazzieB

(23,081 posts)
8. Kagan is brilliant.
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 04:50 PM
Thursday

She's written some amazing dissents. As much as I hate that it's been necessary for her (and Sotomayor and Jackson) to do that, I derive a tiny bit of comfort from the knowledge that that these incisive and sharply worded dissents are now part of the permanent record, to be read by every scholar who studies those cases and every future Supreme Court justice who is called on to rule on a related case in the future.

I also take pleasure in imaging how certain other members of the Roberts Court (no need to name names!) will be eviscerated in the writings of future legal scholars.

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She read her dissent in open court, which is very uncommon hookaleft Thursday #1
also apparently Alito made some nasty comment after she read her dissent, which is unheard of LymphocyteLover Yesterday #19
though Alito making nasty comments in general is common... themaguffin Yesterday #23
;-{) THIS Goonch Thursday #2
Accurate depiction of these evil MFers! kimbutgar Thursday #13
Yes, but it would be a little more accurate if all six were looking to the "right". FadedMullet Yesterday #15
DAMN !!! She is On Fire !!! Good for her. dave99 Thursday #3
To be honest, reading her words, I believe she was really holding back. Scalded Nun Thursday #4
Imagine relogic Thursday #5
Well done, Justice Kagan! 3catwoman3 Thursday #6
K & R malaise Thursday #7
Kagan is brilliant. ShazzieB Thursday #8
Kick dalton99a Thursday #9
I'm sure the three liberal justices are fed up with the blatant abuse of power by the Roberts cabal. Lonestarblue Thursday #10
6 black robed racist psychopaths on SCOTUS... just sickening LymphocyteLover Thursday #11
This ruling today has made me so depressed kimbutgar Thursday #12
Sooo THIS.... electric_blue68 Yesterday #16
I wish Pope Leo would excommunicate VTderry Yesterday #18
It wasn't overtly racial in that MFer didn't say "blacks". maxsolomon Thursday #14
Good! Justice matters. Yesterday #17
This evil SCOTUS has completely destroyed the notion that racism can ever be acted against legally LymphocyteLover Yesterday #20
I'm always bemused by Trump's tatement that he wants people from Norway and Sweden MadameButterfly Yesterday #21
If you have the opportunity JPK Yesterday #22
MaddowBlog-Thanks to the Supreme Court, Trump is poised to betray a community he vowed to 'champion' LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #24
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