Kagan Says Loss of Centrist Could Harm Perception of Supreme Court
- She and Sotomayor speak on day Kavanaugh seals confirmation
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said the court could find itself without a swing vote in the coming years and risk losing legitimacy in the eyes of the public.
Speaking just hours after the U.S. Senate cleared the way for Brett Kavanaugh to be confirmed as the newest justice after a bitter partisan fight, Kagan said Friday the court benefited from having Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy serving as centrists over the past 30-plus years.