Elena Kagan & Samuel Alito
12 shared events · Importance 5 · Last updated Jul 06, 2026
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Elena Kagan serves alongside Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court, frequently acting as an ideological opponent who authors dissenting opinions against his conservative majority rulings.
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Elena Kagan: Elena Kagan wrote the majority opinion for the United States — Supreme Court of the United States, articulating the legal reasoning behind the decision to limit geofence warrants and extend privacy protections to cellphone location data.
Samuel Alito: Samuel Alito wrote a dissenting opinion, arguing against the majority's interpretation of privacy expectations regarding voluntarily shared location data.
Jun 29, 2026 · 46 articles
Domestic
Elena Kagan: Justice Elena Kagan dissented in the temporary protected status case, arguing that Donald Trump's references were 'shot through with racial stereotypes,' and also in the voting rights case, warning of 'far-reaching and grave' consequences.
Samuel Alito: Justice Samuel Alito wrote the majority opinion in the temporary protected status case, stating that Donald Trump's statements were not 'overtly racial,' and also in the voting rights case, finding partisan gerrymandering not necessarily racist.
Apr 20, 2026 · 172 articles
Domestic
Elena Kagan: Elena Kagan joined the majority opinion, upholding birthright citizenship.
Samuel Alito: Samuel Alito filed a dissenting opinion, criticizing the majority for preserving an incentive for illegal immigration and saddling the United States with a 'medieval rule' of citizenship.
Apr 20, 2026 · 157 articles
Domestic
Elena Kagan: Justice Elena Kagan wrote the dissenting opinion for the liberal justices, arguing that the Supreme Court's decision would cause 'untold harm' by enabling parties to funnel large contributions to individual candidates.
Samuel Alito: Justice Samuel Alito defended previous campaign finance decisions, stating they 'level the playing field' by expanding the right to spend freely.
Apr 20, 2026 · 52 articles
International
Elena Kagan: Elena Kagan joined the majority opinion of the United States — Supreme Court of the United States, ruling against Donald Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act for tariffs.
Samuel Alito: Samuel Alito dissented from the Supreme Court's majority opinion, aligning with Donald Trump's view on presidential tariff authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Feb 20, 2026 · 80 articles
Domestic
Elena Kagan: Elena Kagan, a liberal judge on the United States — Supreme Court of the United States, wrote a dissenting opinion stating the decision renders Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 'all but a dead letter'.
Samuel Alito: Samuel Alito, a conservative justice on the United States — Supreme Court of the United States, wrote for the majority, stating the United States — Louisiana district was an 'unconstitutional gerrymander'.
May 18, 2026 · 6 articles
Domestic
Elena Kagan: Justice Elena Kagan dissented from the United States — Supreme Court of the United States' decision, arguing against the court's intervention at this stage of the case.
Samuel Alito: Justice Samuel Alito called the school policies an issue of great and growing national importance, indicating the significance of the ongoing legal debates.
Mar 02, 2026 · 6 articles
Regulatory
Elena Kagan: Justice Elena Kagan joined the majority opinion, supporting the Supreme Court's decision to restrict state-level lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers.
Samuel Alito: Justice Samuel Alito joined the majority opinion, supporting the Supreme Court's decision to restrict state-level lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers.
Jun 25, 2026 · 127 articles
Domestic
Elena Kagan: Elena Kagan, a Justice on the United States — Supreme Court of the United States, wrote a dissent arguing that her colleagues should not have intervened in the United States — Texas redistricting case at this point.
Dec 04, 2025 · 9 articles
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