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Joe From the Bronx's avatar

"Emergency" or "Shadow" Docket orders were discussed in Stephen Colbert's interview with Justice Sotomayor last night, including the lack of a reason. Helpful for the national conversation, perhaps.

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David J. Sharp's avatar

I wonder: Don’t these “administrative stays” foreshadow (execrable pun intended) a bias on the Chief Justice for Trump’s actions? If he accepts Trump’s word (without evidence) invariably, then how can he not favor Trump in the future invariably?

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Michael's avatar

"Could there ever be a circumstance in which the Trump administration would not get an administrative stay?"

Maybe, Chris, but I can't think of one

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Steve M's avatar

The giveaway is that the Trump administration has been routinely making affirmative requests for "administrative" stays. The ostensible purpose of an administrative stay is for the convenience of the COURT, to freeze everything for a day or two until the judges have time to read the briefs and understand the issues. Even in that context, it's a practice that some courts have abused. But when one of the litigants is asking for the stay irrespective of whether the court needs it or not, it's obviously what they really mean is that they want a stay without showing that they meet the preconditions for the ordinary kind of stay.

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Susan V's avatar

Does the court have any remaining credibility? Not in my eyes.

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Michael's avatar

Nor in mine

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Marc Murison's avatar

Credibility? *This* "supreme" court!? Hahahahaha! scotus credibility cratered to zero a long time ago.

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Joeff's avatar

I’m guessing his colleagues on the right were tired of the drama and just gave him the green light to issue these. Soon we will start to see them in death penalty cases.

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