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You talk about this a bit yesterday that writes lengthy opinions, that believes you should spell things out, and believes in being transparent. is that a fair characterization? >> that is, that is. >> okay, good. im sure your clerks know that. and i want to talk about something, to me, thats a bit the opposite, and thats something some have turned the shadow docket, and that includes decisions that the court makes on an expedited basis that are usually unsigned and issued without oral argument o...

It has just been used again, charles, to over turn the governor, governor even, veto of a map. a redistricting map. there are real issues here. the shadow docket is an issue here. how important do you think it would be to add ketanji brown jackson to the court? given the fact that they are still doing all of this madness and they can still do when she is there? >> i think it is incredibly important because as there continues to be conversation about the desire to expand the bench ... right now, ...

With respect to the issue of cameras in the courtroom, i understand that that is something that is proceeding through congress, and if i was confirmed, i would look forward to talking with my colleagues to understand the positions that people have regarding that issue. >> i appreciate that response. one of the areas that i think is important to transparency and to public trust and confidence in the court is visibility as to its own decisions, which i think is directly contradicted by the shadow ...

Judge, and you talk about this a bit yesterday, that writes lengthy opinions, that believes you should spell things out and believes in being transparent. is that a fair characterization? >> that is, that is. >> okay. good. im sure your clerks know that. and i want to talk to you about something to me thats a bit the opposite, and thats something that some have termed the shadow docket. and that includes decisions that the court makes on an expedited basis that are usually unsigned and issued wi...

0 first of two long and intense days of questioning from members of the senate judiciary committee began this morning with democrats using their questions to allow jackson to issue a rebuttal to republican accusations that she has been soft on crime and republicans pressing her on her record as a judge and public defender and bringing up a whole host of conservative hobby horses. things like critical race theory. jackson has tried to stay above the fray in her responses. early on in the hearing,...

The supreme court, like, once or twice over that same period of time so it was like, you know, its a much different set of uses of what the supreme courts doing and i think the supreme courts heard the criticism. i think thats why theyre hearing oral argument on this as opposed to the rent moratorium case you mentioned a moment ago in which the supreme court just decided that on its shadow docket. >> neal, i wont tell anybody where you are, but you did put on twitter a picture of that ski slope ...

Emergency applications to the court and they sometimes matter a lot. the texas abortion cases are one example of something on the shadow docket. can you just give us -- theres been a lot of criticism, and some of it, i think, people are -- when you hear shadow docket, it sounds pretty sinister. i ask you, is it sinister, and do you think theres legitimate criticisms of how the shadow docket works and particularly in the cases that weve seen, including these? >> yeah, so, the shadow docket is thi...

Public safety and if you can ban muslims in the name of public safety, i kind of think you should be able to have some vaccine policies as well. and i think this court is going to face a real dilemma in thinking about the material consequences of its actions if it tries to strike this down. i mean, you dont need to be a scientist to know that higher vaccination rates are good for everyone. i mean, heck, even donald trump thinks that vaccines are saving lives. thats what he said yesterday. and he...

Some of it, i think, people are -- when you hear shadow docket, it sounds pretty sinister. i ask you, is it sinister, and do you think theres legitimate criticisms of how the shadow docket works and particularly in the cases that weve seen, including these? >> yeah, so, the shadow docket is this kind of emergency, rush to the supreme court after a lower court makes a certain decision, and what the critics are saying is, the supreme courts hearing these -- not even hearing these cases. theyre jus...