Kagan says supreme court conservatives have made US political system ‘a nightmare’
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- The Guardian US reports: “Liberal justice says recent decisions on redistricting and campaign finance have undermined democracy and polarized US even moreUS politics live – latest updatesElena Kagan criticized rulings made …”
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