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no_hypocrisy

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3. If SCOTUS decides either "A" or "B" but don't explain why,

Reply to B.See (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 2, 2025, 06:57 PM

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that case is useless for future new cases. In order to successfully appeal a case, the attorney has to understand how the justices reached their conclusion, for example, which cases did they rely on, the policy considerations, the rationale for choosing one position over another one.

The Shadow Docket is like your parents telling you, "No! Because I said so!"

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As an attorney, I can't help but wonder how these shadow docket decisions no_hypocrisy Tuesday #1

You'd no doubt know better than I. B.See Tuesday #2

If SCOTUS decides either "A" or "B" but don't explain why, no_hypocrisy Tuesday #3

Yes, I know the shadow docket rulings B.See Tuesday #4

Temporary in the sense that the next SCOTUS could rule 180 degrees from no_hypocrisy Wednesday #5

Oh I see. Then B.See Wednesday #6

YW. You'd think with all those law clerks from Harvard and Yale, no_hypocrisy Wednesday #7

I think it's by design. Boils down to B.See Wednesday #8