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The Supreme Court's 'Shadow Docket' Has Sprung a Leak

Plus: a credible new report on the Alito retirement rumors.

Damon Root | 4.21.2026 7:00 AM

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Greetings and welcome to the latest edition of the Injustice System newsletter. There is a lot of news swirling around the U.S. Supreme Court this week and these two stories in particular are worth noting.

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1. The Shadow Docket Has Sprung a Leak

The New York Times managed to get its hands on a cache of private memos written by members of the Supreme Court to each other about a hugely important 2016 case. A leak of this sort would be a big deal in and of itself, as the justices' private papers tend to stay private........

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