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Passed quickly. >> dr. king's stated intention was to shine the glaring light of public opinion on the injustice of alabama. the first week of black history month, it saw the supreme court use their shadow docket to destroy that -- but the fight is not over. that's next. stay tuned. ext. stay tuned hey google. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [♪♪] if you have diabetes, it's important to have confidence in the nutritional drink you choose. try boost glucose control®. it's clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels and contains high quality protein to help manage hunger and support muscle he...

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. i'm sure your clerks know that. and i want to talk about something, to me, that's a bit the opposite, and that's 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 or full briefing. in the last few years we've seen the court increasingly deciding cases in this w...

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, but the 63 minority with conservatives, the recipe has much assistance support as they can, as there...

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 docket. you've been asked about it before, but i just want folks to understand that some of the most...

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. i'm sure your clerks know that. and i want to talk to you about something to me that's a bit the opposite, and that's 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 without oral argument or full briefing. in the last few years, we have seen the court increasingly ...