The US supreme court is deciding more cases in a secretive shadow docket

[lordsummerisle]

theguardian.com

These emergency rulings – short, unsigned and issued without hearing oral arguments – undermine the public’s faith in the integrity of the court

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/31/supreme-court-us-cases-shadow-docket

[madaboutharry]

1. The Supreme Court is no longer what it was meant to be.

It is not an independent and fair arbiter. It is a third political arm of government. It is partisan and corrupt.

[gab13by13]

2. Yet when I bring up

adding 4 more justices I get yelled at here.

Also, look how many judges MF45 appointed, how many has president Biden appointed so far? Why isn't president Biden nominating more judges?

[madaboutharry]

4. I think he is nominating judges to open seats.

The media isn't interested in appointments to District Courts and Courts of Appeal. It isn't big news so we don't hear about it..

The federal courts became ultra partisan during the Trump administration because that was the goal of Mitch McConnell. Scores of unqualified political hacks are now sitting in Federa Courts. The only glimmer of hope that some of these judges actually take their job seriously is that they drew a line at all the bogus lawsuits Trump filed during the election. But when it comes to decisions that will effect our daily lives, rulings on choice, the environment, labor and voting rights, I don't think there is too much hope.

[2naSalit]

8. +1

[gab13by13]

3. OK I investigated,

president Biden has nominated 24 more judges who are awaiting approval, so that's on Chuck Schumer. Also, president Biden has made no recess appointments, other than that, president Biden has appointed just 9 judges so far.

[Effete Snob]

5. This is a bullshit article

This article is designed to make you believe that something new and unusual is going on, by presenting you with something that’s been going on for a very long time, but you weren’t familiar with in the first place.

There has always been a procedure for “emergency” filings. You’ve seen this cliche before - the guy at the execution waiting for a phone call etc..

An “increase in rulings” of this type merely means an increase in filings of this type. It does not mean some nefarious shift to hidden proceedings, and it does not establish precedential rulings.

This is another in a long line of “I learned something new and I’m going to make it sound sinister” pieces that are usually written by relatively ignorant writers for relatively ignorant readers. In this instance, though, it seems to be more along the lines of sour grapes by an author who has been unsuccessful at getting a lawsuit against her dismissed.

[FBaggins]

6. Indeed

There's nothing "secretive" about SCOTUS orders - nor does the time of day that one hits their website make it any less likely to receive attention (as the coverage on the CDC and "remain" orders makes clear).

[Progressive dog]

7. Anything to sell the paper.