{"id":19479,"date":"2024-05-23T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T21:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=19479"},"modified":"2024-05-23T17:12:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T21:12:02","slug":"wyden-merkley-join-13-senators-in-introduction-of-new-bill-to-shine-light-on-supreme-courts-shadow-docket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-join-13-senators-in-introduction-of-new-bill-to-shine-light-on-supreme-courts-shadow-docket\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden, Merkley Join 13 Senators in Introduction of New Bill to Shine Light on Supreme Court\u2019s Shadow Docket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Washington DC<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined 13 senators in introducing new legislation that would bring much-needed transparency to decisions on the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s emergency docket, also called the \u201cshadow docket.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El<em> Shadow Docket Sunlight Act<\/em> would require a written explanation and vote count for any decision concerning injunctive relief, including decisions on the Supreme Court\u2019s shadow docket, to provide clarity and consistency to judicial decision-making. In addition, the <em>Shadow Docket Sunlight Act <\/em>would also require the Federal Judicial Center to annually report to Congress on the Court\u2019s compliance with the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cLeaving people in the dark on consequential rulings will only lead to a backslide in public trust and U.S. democracy,\u201d<strong> dijo Wyden. <\/strong>\u201cFrom COVID-19 policies to immigration reform and abortion access, the Supreme Court has continued to push through rushed decisions that can be life-altering and long-lasting. This legislation would reduce \u2018shadow docket\u2019 cases and bring the most powerful court in our nation back into the light for Americans to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. Supreme Court hands down life-altering decisions on voting rights, reproductive justice, and countless other critical issues that demand transparency in the Court\u2019s decisions,\u201d <strong>dijo Merkley.<\/strong> <strong>\u201c<\/strong>The current Court is increasingly abusing its shadow docket to chip away at the rights and freedoms of the American people, handing down dangerous decisions under the cover of night and without any explanation or accountability. 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