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Just be esoteric conversations in a law school classroom and in a number of cases that the supreme court takes even in their shadow dockets where we have no idea what theyre truly thinking about those issues. thats going to be the very transparent among themselves moment, which the public we have no idea. and the instances involving criminal defendants in particular, i suspect it will be particularly influential at this court on the shadow docket. >> yeah. thats a great point about the shadow do...

0 get here today are some of the key answers. we have seen in hearings past nominees refuse to weigh in on what can come before the court, to the concern and consternation of members on this committee. expect some moments of contentiousness between republicans and this nominee. well see how she responds to pointed and direct questions. will she get tripped up and will anything change and will she win over any republicans to ultimately support her? one republican who could break ranks lindsey gra...

You know, i would urge people to watch these cases closely in the next coming weeks because there are several other major conspiracy cases where individuals that look like they might be cooperating are kind of not being sentenced. there is a delay in their sentencing, which is a hint to me that they may be cooperating, as well. >> something is going on. >> yes. >> well watch that carefully. melissa, tonight the supreme court has scheduled a special hearing for challenges to the biden administrat...

>> i absolutely think it has gotten worse. and a big part of that is that the court has lurched far to the right. we now have a six three conservative super majority that has been willing not only to drag the law to the right, but to do so in very alarming underhanded, and anti-transparent ways. the conservative majoritys abuse of these shadow dockets to overhaul the law in a direction that the republican party prefers, has been raising alarm bells all across the legal profession for years. fina...