{"id":163578,"date":"2026-09-25T14:07:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T22:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/25\/justice-jackson-calls-out-the-supreme-courts-shadow-docket-speed-dial-for-favored-litigants\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T14:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T22:07:07","slug":"justice-jackson-calls-out-the-supreme-courts-shadow-docket-speed-dial-for-favored-litigants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/25\/justice-jackson-calls-out-the-supreme-courts-shadow-docket-speed-dial-for-favored-litigants\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Jackson Calls Out The Supreme Court\u2019s Shadow Docket \u2018Speed Dial\u2019 For Favored Litigants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Why is it that one party should get a fast pass to the Supreme Court of the United States when so many other parties are queued up, waiting patiently for the court\u2019s attention?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i><\/span> <\/b>Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/a>, in remarks reported by the<\/em><\/strong> ABA Journal<\/a>, questioning the Supreme Court\u2019s increasingly frequent use of emergency orders. Jackson warned that the emergency docket risks becoming an end run around the ordinary appeals process \u2014 a \u201cspecial avenue\u201d reserved for privileged litigants with the Court on \u201cspeed dial\u201d \u2014 while imposing corrosive institutional costs on the judiciary and undermining public trust in the Court.<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The post Justice Jackson Calls Out The Supreme Court\u2019s Shadow Docket \u2018Speed Dial\u2019 For Favored Litigants<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Why is it that one party should get a fast pass to the Supreme Court of the United States when so many other parties are queued up, waiting patiently for the court\u2019s attention?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i>Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson<\/a>, in remarks reported by the<\/em><\/strong> ABA Journal<\/a>, questioning the Supreme Court\u2019s increasingly frequent use of emergency orders. Jackson warned that the emergency docket risks becoming an end run around the ordinary appeals process \u2014 a \u201cspecial avenue\u201d reserved for privileged litigants with the Court on \u201cspeed dial\u201d \u2014 while imposing corrosive institutional costs on the judiciary and undermining public trust in the Court.<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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