Senate Democrats are pushing new legislation to make US Supreme Court decisions on emergency requests that come to the court through its so-called shadow docket more transparent.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) planned to introduce a bill on Wednesday supported by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 10 other colleagues that would force the court to provide a written explanation for shadow docket decisions and disclose how each justice voted.
The bill doesn’t have a Republican co-sponsor and is unlikely to pass the Republican-controlled House, but its introduction marks Democrat’s latest attempt to overhaul how the court operates. Senate Democrats ...
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