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U.S. Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Jul. 22, 2022

Kagan says high court should act differently to restore confidence

“The way it fosters public confidence is by acting like a court, not just individual people with policy or social preferences that we’re making everybody live with,” the Supreme Court justice told the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference.

BIG SKY, Montana — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan told the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference on Thursday that it’s up to the court itself to restore flagging public approval by acting differently.

“The way it fosters public confidence is by acting like a court, not just individual people with policy or social preferences that we’re making everybody live with,” Kagan told a packed audience in Big Sky, Montana.

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