J.Kagan at 9th Cir. Conference

Today's DJ has Kagan describes Chevron reversal as an act of 'hubris squared' -- In remarks delivered at the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Elena Kagan also said that the court is issuing too many concurring opinions, arguing they muddy "the waters of our decisions."

• While Kagan joined a concurring opinion by Justice Sonia Sotomayor in Rahimi, she said she is not a fan of concurring opinions, rarely writes them, and said lower courts "should ignore them."

[ABA Journal has Supreme Court justices are writing more concurrent opinions to accompany rulings] 

• Kagan praised retired Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan who spoke at the conference Monday, as "our civility enforcer and we miss him" - because he often suggested that an inflammatory word or sentence be removed.

Bloomberg Law has Elena Kagan Endorses High Court Ethics Enforcement Mechanism -- Justice Elena Kagan proposed Chief Justice John Roberts appoint a panel of judges to enforce the US Supreme Court’s code of conduct.

Law360 has Justice Kagan Floats Committee To Enforce High Court Ethics and Dems, And Now Biden, Contemplate Supreme Court Reform

On the heels of President Joe Biden saying he will push for U.S. Supreme Court reform in the final months of his presidency, two Democratic lawmakers on Thursday rallied to promote a bill that would increase the number of seats on the court from nine to 13.