Justice Kagan gives pointed warning about the 'legitimacy' of the court, seemingly calling out justices with 'political social preferences'

• The public perception of the Supreme Court was discussed by Justice Elena Kagan.

• She said thatpartisan justices hurt the legitimacy of the court.

• According to a Gallup Poll, only 25% of Americans have confidence in the Supreme Court.

At a conference of lawyers and judges, US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan warned that a disconnected court and political appointments could be a danger to the democratic system.

According to a report from The Washington Post, SCOTUS justices had their work cut out for them in terms of earning and maintaining integrity in the eyes of Americans.

The court does things that the majority of the country does not like. The way in which the court retains its legitimacy and fosters public confidence is by acting like a court, by doing things that don't seem to people political or partisan, and by not acting as though we are just people with individual political or policy preferences.

The Supreme Court voted to overturn the abortion law in June of this year.

The Mississippi law that sought to ban abortion after 15 weeks was one of the main challenges to abortion rights that had been codified for 50 years.

A majority of Americans support abortion access, according to a survey.

The court imposed limits on the EPA's ability to implement greenhouse gas regulations within two weeks.

She said that being on the opposite side of public opinion could have dire consequences.

I'm not talking about any decisions at all. If the court loses its connection with the public and the public sentiment, it's a bad thing for democracy.

Only 25% of Americans said they had faith in the Supreme Court in the days leading up to the decision.

If the court's connection is lost, that's a dangerous thing for the democratic system as a whole.

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