"Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered a lengthy assessment of roughly two dozen court orders issued last year that allowed President Donald Trump to put in place controversial policies on immigration, steep federal funding cuts and other topics, after lower courts found they were likely illegal."
"Justice Sonia Sotomayor referred to orders, which often are issued with little or no explanation as 'back-of-the-envelope, first-blush impressions of the merits of the legal issue.'"
"Sotomayor criticized the court's insistence that 'those scratch-paper musings' be applied by lower courts in other cases, emphasizing the disconnect from the real people affected."
The Supreme Court is set to decide Louisiana v. Callais, which concerns minority-majority voting districts. This case could further erode the Voting Rights Act. Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson have criticized the Court's use of the shadow docket, which allows for expedited decisions without thorough examination. Sotomayor described these emergency orders as superficial and disconnected from the real-world implications for individuals affected by the policies. The criticisms highlight a growing divide within the Court regarding its approach to urgent legal matters.
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