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Retired Federal Judges Throw Shade On Shadow Docket

By Bonnie Eslinger ( September 11, 2025, 11:18 PM EDT) -- Retired federal judges speaking at a Federal Bar Association panel in California Thursday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's increasing use of "shadow docket" emergency rulings that offer little or no explanation, with retired Ninth Circuit Judge Paul Watford saying the high court has "an obligation to give more of a ruling."...

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