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Elena Kagan accuses Supreme Court’s conservative majority of undermining democracy

First seen Oct 19, 2026, 10:01 AM ET · Updated Oct 20, 2026, 7:50 PM ET · 4 outlets

Topics: Immigration & ICESupreme Court

4 outlets (NBC News, PBS NewsHour, Axios and CBS News) are covering this story.

How outlets are covering this: 4 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Words most headlines share: “Court's”, “Supreme”, “mastermind's”. Distinct wording: NBC News uses “conservative” and “undermining”; PBS NewsHour uses “immigration” and “detentions”; Axios uses “accused” and “revive”; CBS News uses “alleged” and “appeal”. (Computed from the headlines below.)

• NBC News reports: “The liberal Supreme Court justice took aim at various recent rulings, including one that paved the way for rampant partisan gerrymandering of legislative districts.”
• PBS NewsHour reports: “Khalil, a lawful permanent U.S. resident, was detained by immigration authorities last year because of his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University in the spring of 2024.”
• Axios reports: “The Supreme Court denied on Monday a bid by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks, to reinstate plea agreements that would have spared him and two co-defenda…”

Read the full coverage

• NBC News: Elena Kagan accuses Supreme Court’s conservative majority of undermining democracy
• PBS NewsHour: Activist Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to let judges quickly reverse immigration detentions
• Axios: Supreme Court won't revive accused 9/11 mastermind's plea deal
• CBS News: Supreme Court turns away appeal from alleged 9/11 mastermind

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