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- Justice Elena Kagan sharply criticized the Court’s conservative majority for harming democracy.
- Kagan said the 2019 decision barred federal courts from limiting extreme partisan gerrymandering.
- Kagan noted a 2026 ruling that let Republican states eliminate majority-Black districts.
- Kagan warned the Court’s rulings have intensified polarization by pushing candidates toward political extremes.
- Kagan criticized a 2026 ruling that expanded President Donald Trump’s control over independent agencies.