Supreme Court Justice Kagan warns some conservative rulings have been 'destructive of our democracy'

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan suggested Tuesday that some recent decisions by her conservative colleagues have undermined democracy, while admitting at times they had also pushed back against the Trump administration.Kagan took part in a discussion on recent U.S.Supreme Court decisions while speaking at Catholic University's Columbus School of Law.

She specifically took issue with cases like Louisiana v.Callais, which ruled in a 6-3 decision that race-based gerrymandering of congressional districts was unconstitutional.In her dissent, Kagan called the decision the "latest chapter in the majority's now-completed demolition of the Voting Rights Act" and she continued to criticize election and campaign finance decisions made by the court.KAMALA HARRIS CALLS TO EXPAND SUPREME COURT, ADD STATES IF DEMS TAKE CONGRESSJustice Elena Kagan criticized recent SCOTUS decisions made by the conservative majority.

(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)"Part of the reason why the court got it wrong was a kind of lack of the appropriate concern or understanding of the consequences of their decisions," Kagan said, according to NBC News.She went on to warn that decisions that undermined voters' ability to choose their candidates were "very destructive of our democracy.""I do think in all these areas the court has blinded itself to the very deleterious effects of their rulings on how the political system works and has created a democracy that doesn't work as well as it should," Kagan said.SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE PINPOINTS WHAT AMERICANS MISUNDERSTAND ABOUT HIM AND HIS COLLEAGUESShe also criticized the conservative view of originalism in the Supreme Court, calling it "misconceived" and "not a very good match with the Constitution we have."Justice Elena Kagan used a recent SCOTUS decision on race-based gerrymandering as an example.(Sarah Voisin/Getty Images)Kagan claimed that these and other decisions have contributed to the country becoming more "polarized," particularly around ca...