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Supreme Court Shadow Docket Memos
The New York Times obtained the trove of secret documents, which illuminate the court's increasing reliance on a non-transparent track for major decisions.
The memos show internal tensions and the strategic maneuvering used to issue rulings without full briefings or oral arguments.
Legal experts suggest this secretive process risks undermining the court's legitimacy and public trust.
The disclosure comes as the court enters its busiest season, with several landmark cases pending on the emergency docket.
Highest court of jurisdiction in the United States of America
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Samuel Alito
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006
Clarence Thomas
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991