CNN: Supreme Court’s conservatives have let down democracy, Justice Kagan says

Lehrer score 16/100 (−12 loaded wording: loaded verb in its own voice: “the conservative majority has gutted voting rights protections”; −24 own-voice claim/analysis: own-voice framing: “against the backdrop of ongoing challenges to democratic norms in the era of President Donald Trump”; −24 own-voice claim/analysis: own-voice claim about states' intent: “in ways designed to give White Republican candidates an advantage”; −24 own-voice claim/analysis: own-voice prediction: “Kagan is likely to remain on the downside in this area of the law for the near future.”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → F.

Own-voice analysis throughout: “the conservative majority has gutted voting rights protections”; “against the backdrop of ongoing challenges to democratic norms in the era of President Donald Trump”; “in ways designed to give White Republican candidates an advantage”; “Kagan is likely to remain on the downside in this area of the law for the near future.”.

Agrees: Kagan: court 'blinded itself' to its rulings' effects

Splits: Most case history; adds Alicea's Alito link

• Met. Rule: assume there is at least one other side (majority's cases named)
• Broken. Rule: do not distort, lie, slant or hype (“the conservative majority has gutted voting rights protections”)
• Broken. Rule: carefully separate and label opinion and analysis (“against the backdrop of ongoing challenges to democratic norms in the era of President Donald Trump”)
• Broken. Rule: carefully separate and label opinion and analysis (“in ways designed to give White Republican candidates an advantage”)
• Broken. Rule: carefully separate and label opinion and analysis (“Kagan is likely to remain on the downside in this area of the law for the near future.”)

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