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

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

BY ANNA KAMINSKIKansas Reflector LAWRENCE — Justice Sonia Sotomayor said April 7 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 …