U.S. Supreme Court justice warns of majority’s misuse of ‘shadow docket’ during Kansas talk

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 689

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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LAWRENCE — Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” is controversial among her colleagues, and it can consequentially short-circuit lower courts.

At a Q&A-style fireside chat among three influential Latinas and a crowd of around 1,700, Sotomayor articulated her view on the implications of the court’s frequent use of the emergency docket, also called the “shadow docket,” which allows the court to intervene in cases before they’re ripe for Supreme Court …

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