Center · Read · October 21, 2026
Oct 20 · Justice Kagan says the court's election rulings hurt democracy
AP via ABC News: Justice Kagan warns Supreme Court rulings fueling polarization, undermining democracy
Associated Press copy, via ABC News
Grade B (88/100). Speech; majority's reasoning
Lehrer score 88/100 (−12 loaded wording: loaded wording in its own voice: “That helped feed a redistricting frenzy”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.
One loaded phrase: “That helped feed a redistricting frenzy”.
Agrees: Kagan criticized VRA, campaign-finance and gerrymander rulings
Splits: Gives the majority's rationale and Kagan's note that the court has checked Trump
- Met. Rule: assume there is at least one other side (majority's 2019 reasoning stated)
- Broken. Rule: do not distort, lie, slant or hype (“That helped feed a redistricting frenzy”)
Same story: CNN, Washington Examiner