Alito testified about court security funding, while Obama appointed Kagan to the Supreme Court and Trump appointed Barrett to the Supreme Court.
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Updated Jul 24
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What happened
Alito testified about court security funding, while Obama appointed Kagan to the Supreme Court and Trump appointed Barrett to the Supreme Court.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- The election cycle limited judicial appointments.Sub-event
Cluster of high-profile political appointments and testimony regarding court security.1 source
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The entities involved
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CNBC
American basic cable and satellite business news television channel
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Alito
river in Uganda
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Elena Kagan
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2010
- In the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered a dissenting opinion while Amy Coney Barrett wrote the majority opinion, citing the House Committee's legislative intent.
- The Supreme Court ruled on asylum claims from Mexico, with Ketanji Brown Jackson joining Sonia Sotomayor's dissent, and Sotomayor joining Elena Kagan's dissent.
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Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
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- On September 17, 2026, Donald Trump appointed Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, and Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, noting the influence of executive power views and the views of Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
- Trump appealed a Supreme Court decision while Kavanaugh supported Trump's agenda, drawing criticism from Sidney Blumenthal.
- Donald Trump invited a leader to tour a ballroom while Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh were part of the conservative majority.
- The Supreme Court blocked presidential power regarding citizenship in a recent ruling.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- washingtonexaminer.comElena Kagan reiterates Supreme Court is not a 'puppet' for Trump administration
- cnbc.com