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Elena Kagan

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2010

Fact-Checks

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Nov 12, 2025
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Is the Supreme court in trumps pocket

The claim that “the Supreme Court is in Trump’s pocket” is not a binary fact but a contested interpretation grounded in three verifiable observations: three current justices were appointed by Donald T...

Nov 11, 2025
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What were the major Supreme Court cases involving the Obama administration?

The Obama administration litigated or was affected by several high-profile Supreme Court decisions that shaped health care, labor relations, campaign finance, and regulatory power; the most frequently...

Dec 18, 2025
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Which justices sided with the majority and dissent in the 7-2 immunity decision and why?

The reporting and opinions show this was not a 7–2 decision but a sharply divided 6–3 Supreme Court ruling that recognized substantial presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for some official...

Jan 27, 2026

How did Barack Obama and Donald Trump differ in judicial appointments and Supreme Court nominations?

and diverged sharply in both scale and strategy when reshaping the : Obama made a larger number of total over eight years and emphasized diversity and professional credentials, while Trump — working w...

Nov 18, 2025

Which justices wrote the majority and dissenting opinions in the November 2025 presidential immunity case, and what were their key arguments?

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 6–3 majority opinion holding that a President has absolute immunity for “core constitutional powers” and presumptive immunity for other official acts, while Justic...

Nov 6, 2025

What did the Supreme Court rule about partisan gerrymandering in Rucho v. Common Cause 2019?

The Supreme Court in Rucho v. Common Cause held that in federal courts because there are no judicially manageable standards to resolve them, leaving remedies to state legislatures and Congress; the de...

Oct 16, 2025

CHANCES OF TRUMP TRAIFFS OVER TURNED BY SUPREME COURT

The available analyses show mixed but concrete developments: the Supreme Court has issued orders and rulings that confer and has denied certain stays, creating a complex, case‑by‑case landscape for wh...