Justice Kagan Says Recent Conservative-Majority Supreme Court Rulings Have Undermined American Democracy

Justice Elena Kagan said on October 20, 2026, that recent conservative-majority Supreme Court rulings on redistricting, the redrawing of district maps, and campaign finance have undermined American democracy. Two weeks before the midterm elections, she said the court "has kind of blinded itself" to the harmful effects of its rulings on the political system.