‘Gag Us With a Spoon’: Kennedy Torches Professor for ‘Evil’ Supreme Court Rant
“You’re an officer of the court. And you’re here advising us to be respectful of federal judges. And yet, you say there are evil members of the United States Supreme Court? Gag me with a spoon.”
Once again, Senator John Kennedy brought the fire.
During a Senate hearing meant to promote respect for the judicial process, Kennedy confronted left-wing legal commentator and professor Kate Shaw over her inflammatory remarks about the U.S. Supreme Court, specifically, her claim that some justices are “evil.”
In a video posted by Kennedy’s office on Twitter, his staff edited in a clip from Shaw’s April 22, 2024, podcast. In it, Shaw refers to some of the Court’s justices as “evil colleagues” of Justice Elena Kagan while discussing the majority opinion in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis.
Democrats invited this liberal professor and podcaster, Kate Shaw, to lecture senators on “respecting judges.”
Meanwhile, she called justices of the Supreme Court “evil”—and wouldn’t own up to it. pic.twitter.com/T8f8UriItU
— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) June 3, 2025
Kennedy wasted no time pressing her on the statement during her testimony:
KENNEDY:
“Which justices were you talking about?”SHAW:
“I don’t recall using that word, but I guess what you said…”
Kennedy, clearly prepared, cut in, reminding Shaw of her exact words and calling out the double standard.
KENNEDY:
“You said ‘evil colleagues.’ That’s your voice. So, which Supreme Court justices are evil?”
Shaw attempted to walk it back, suggesting it was a transcription error and that she’d need to “refresh her recollection.” But Kennedy wasn’t having it:
“You’re teaching our kids, and you’re telling them to respect judges while calling Supreme Court justices ‘evil’ in the same breath? Gag me with a spoon,” he said. “You’re part of the problem.”
The exchange made it painfully clear: this was an academic who lectures on judicial norms while smearing the highest court in the land. And Kennedy wasn’t about to let it slide.
It was reminiscent of another recent moment where a professor’s testimony collapsed under the weight of her own partisan writings and tweets, material Senator Kennedy also dismantled with surgical precision.
Partial Transcript (Edited for Clarity, also crosstalk):
Sen. John Kennedy:
On April 22, 2024, you said—and I’m quoting—“there are some members of the Supreme Court that are evil.”
(Video Clip Plays)Kate Shaw (Podcast):
“Will she [Justice Kagan] be able to control its potential future distortion by her evil colleagues? Probably not.”Sen. Kennedy:
Which justices were you talking about?Kate Shaw:
I’ll take your word, Senator. I don’t recall using that word, but I guess what you said.Sen. Kennedy:
You were talking about the majority opinion in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis. You said, quote, “Justice Kagan—I mean, will she be able to control the opinion’s future distortion by her evil colleagues? Probably not.” End quote.
Who were you talking about?Kate Shaw:
I—I would have to refresh my recollection. I’ve been very critical of that statement.Sen. Kennedy:
You don’t remember calling Supreme Court justices evil?Kate Shaw:
I’m skeptical. That doesn’t sound like something I would say.Sen. Kennedy:
You’re teaching our kids. You’re here testifying about the importance of respecting judges. And yet, in your own podcast, you call members of the United States Supreme Court “evil”?Kate Shaw:
I don’t refer to Supreme Court justices as evil or “evil colleagues” in the classroom.Sen. Kennedy:
Not in the classroom—on your podcast, on April 22, 2024. Big as Dallas.Kate Shaw:
Again, I’d have to double-check the transcript. That doesn’t sound like what I meant to say.Sen. Kennedy:
You’re an officer of the court. And you’re here advising us to be respectful of federal judges. And yet, you say there are evil members of the United States Supreme Court? Gag me with a spoon.Sen. Kennedy (continued):
You’re part of what’s wrong with this whole process.
The lesson here? If you’re going to preach respect for judges, maybe don’t go around calling them evil.
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Comments
Kennedy seems like one of the few people who properly prepare for hearings.
He has great sound bites too.
Well I can answer the question. Which judges are evil? The angry fat black (theoretical) woman and the wise latinax definitely. Possibly Kagan. I wonder about Roberts. And some of the rest are teetering.
Well actually I wouldn’t call KBJ and Sotomayer evil. I’d call them stupid, progressive and way over their heads.
Exactly. Commentators here on LI have called some Supreme Court Justices evil, wicked, traitors. Maybe those were the people Sen. John Kennedy was referring to as well.
Gag us with a spoon JR!
Yup. But then again, I don’t take government money for teaching people to respect other judges.
It’s “commenters,” not “commentators,” Sooper Jeenyus.
And given that we’re neither taking the King’s shilling NOR law professors, I reckon we’re entitled to call SC justices whatever we want.
Get the hell out of here, you imbecile.
Yes, we have and RIGHTFULLY SO!!
Now, I’ve commented on your comment so go get your soros troll nickel!
Kate Shaw suddenly has dementia; can’t remember anything she said.
I swear lefties never think their words will come back to haunt them. Don’t they know how the internet works?
It’s a common disease among anyone testifying before congress who has something they wish to hide.
The vile Dhimmi-crats are feckless hypocrites and reprobtaes. Confront them with the written record of their vindictive, intemperate, disparaging and incendiary rhetoric, and, they feign ignorance and engage in disavowals of responsibility.
The Dhimmi-crat pukes possess the cowardice of their wretched convictions.
So is that going to be the excuse democrats use every time someone brings up an embarrassing remark or comment they made? That is was a “transcription error” and that they didn’t say what the transcript claims to have documented they said? Because if it is that’s just pathetic. They should at least own their comments and statements no matter how embarrassing.
And they’ll claim any recordings are AI-created fakes. Democrats do not believe in personal responsibility – look at most, if not all, of their programs.
Except that transcriptions, especially machine-generated ones, often are in error. Just look at the ones Prof J posts here after his media appearances. He always notes that the transcription is machine-generated and not reliable, and indeed if you read them you inevitably find obvious errors.
They have the audio, Democrat.
During a Senate hearing meant to promote respect for the judicial process,
I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why the Senate would even be having a hearing about something stupid like this? What was the real reason for the hearing?
… oh, it was about the insane judicial “activism” of the district courts …
I watched Shaw’s opening statement and she makes a huge error right in her first point (which she thought so convincing), arguing that while the 97 federal judicial actions against Trump were huge she claims that they “must be put into context” [paraphrased from memory] and then rattles off how Trump has issued about the same, or slightly less, EOs thus far as either Biden or Trump 1 had done in 4 years … but the number of federal court injunctions against Trump’s EOs still FAR OUTSTRIPS what they were over 4 years in either of those cases – the comparison with the Biden junta being particularly ridiculous (especially considering the treason and all-around criminality that motivated just about every executive action by the brain-dead lunatic … or whoever was running things).
“must be put into context” requires also exposing how thoroughly they break with all precedent, she chose to hide behind simple ratios as though law has become an exercise in math.
Sen. Kennedy doesn’t know The New Rules. Leftist twits can opine as they will, while we all need to shut-up and let the leftist twits opine. They toil in the truth fields of goodness and light … but you’re evil, just like certain S. Ct. justices.
She’s a spawn of elites, a class supremacist holding most of the country in contempt and all of the constitution.
Imagine thousands of young minds permanently warped by this UPenn professor. Tragic. Criminal.
No surprise she’s married to lispy MSNBS gasbag, Chris Hayes.