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What do you think it's appropriate for the supreme court to grant emergency relief, use this docket, when are the circumstances that warrant this and i think you know these decisions have a profound effect on people's lives. one example, last fall in a one paragraph decision, a majority of the court stopped the enforcement of a texas law that severely restricts a woman's access to abortion. in that case even chief justice be roberts objected to the court's decision to let the law take effect calling the statutory scheme not only unusual but unprecedented. as someone who believes in transparenc...

When do you think it's appropriate for the supreme court to grant emergency relief, use this docket? when are the circumstances that warrant this? and i think you know these decisions have a profound effect on people's lives so i'll just use one example. last fall, in a one-paragraph decision, a majority of the court refused to stop the enforcement of a texas law that severely restricts a woman's access to abortion, and that case, even chief justice roberts objected to the court's decision to let the law take effect, calling the statutory scheme not only unusual but unprecedented. as someone w...

Them about cameras in the courtroom to do less on the shadow docket and i hope that perhaps if they don't, congress will take some action. i finally want to ask so far as this issue of transparency is concerned about codes of ethics. you have followed a code of ethics as a district court judge and a court of appeals judge. correct? >> i have. >> does that apply to the united states supreme court? >> my understanding is that it does not. >> correct. and my hope is that you will perhaps urge your colleagues as well to support a code of ethics. they have not done so as of yet. we have an obligati...

The shadow docket, and i hope that perhaps if they don't, congress will take some action. i finally want to ask, so far as this issue of transparency is about, codes of ethics. you have followed a code of ethics as a district court judge and court of appeals judge, correct? >> i have. >> does that code of ethics apply to the united states supreme court? >> my understanding is that it does not. >> correct. >> and my hope is that you will perhaps urge your colleagues as well to support a code of ethics. they haven't done so as yet but i think we have an obligation in the congress to set forth a ...

A shadow docket is a term used to describe when the Supreme Court makes decisions in a very quick and unsigned manner, usually for the sake of flexibility or discretion.