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Supreme Court’s liberals see dash of progress on emergency appeals, or ‘shadow docket’

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Newest development Sep 25, 2026 · 4 reportsJustice Jackson Calls Out The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket ‘Speed Dial’ For Favored Litigants

The Supreme Court’s liberal justices keep dissenting, but they also are seeing some progress on one front as the Trump administration floods the court with emergency appeals. During recent talks to judges and law students, Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson both welcomed their colleagues…

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  1. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

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    Justice Jackson Calls Out The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket ‘Speed Dial’ For Favored Litigants

    Headline from Above The Law ·

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  1. The Hill

    Jackson warns Supreme Court’s emergency rulings imposing ‘institutional costs’ (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson implored her Supreme Court colleagues Thursday to dip into emergency docket cases less frequently, warning that it is imposing “institutional costs.” “Why is it that one party should get a fast pass to the Supreme Court of the United States, when so many other parties a…

  2. Courthouse News Service

    Jackson says all is not well on the Supreme Court emergency docket (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The most junior member of the high court has been outspoken about her objections to her colleagues’ actions on the emergency docket.

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s use of emergency docket (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday slammed the Supreme Court’s use of its “emergency docket,” suggesting the court has misused the process in allowing the Trump administration to move forward with a host of controversial policies while challenges play out in lower court.

  4. Fox News

    Liberal justice hammers Supreme Court for fast-tracking emergency docket cases (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Ketanji Brown Jackson slammed the Supreme Court's emergency docket, warning it gives certain litigants a "fast pass" that undermines standard review.

  5. New York Post

    Ketanji Brown Jackson rips Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’ over Trump policy wins (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    During President Trump's second term, the Justice Department has routinely used the court's so-called emergency docket to ask the justices to stay lower-court rulings blocking contentious policies.

  6. NOTUS

    Ketanji Brown Jackson Speaks Out Against ‘Enormously Disruptive’ Emergency Docket Rulings (opens NOTUS)

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    NOTUS's feed description

    The Supreme Court’s use of the emergency docket has been criticized for its expedited decisions, oftentimes announced with little explanation.

  7. The Guardian

    Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes supreme court’s handling of emergency docket (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The justice called out her colleagues in a speech she made at the UDC school of law, hours after Trump filed his latest request US supreme court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson acknowledged serious concerns about her colleagues’ handling of emergency requests, the method Donald Trump often uses to see…

  8. Above The Law

    Justice Jackson Calls Out The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket ‘Speed Dial’ For Favored Litigants (opens Above The Law)

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    Above The Law's feed description

    The 'emergency docket' shouldn’t come with a VIP lane.

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Justice criticizes how high court handles its cases (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday criticized the Supreme Court's use of its emergency docket, saying the court's willingness to fast-track high-profile cases posed a threat to its standing among the American public.

  10. The Hill

    Supreme Court’s liberals see dash of progress on emergency appeals, or ‘shadow docket’ (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Supreme Court’s liberal justices keep dissenting, but they also are seeing some progress on one front as the Trump administration floods the court with emergency appeals. During recent talks to judges and law students, Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson both welcomed their colleagues…