- In 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court just lifted a district court order that had required specific health-safety measures to mitigate a Covid-19 outbreak at a jail in Orange County, California. Justice Sotomayor wrote separately to dissent. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/20a19_k537.pdf 9 comments law
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- Sotomayor Blasts Conservatives Over Yet Another Stay | Law & Crime https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/sotomayor-blasts-conservative-justices-for-enabling-jailers-who-were-indifferent-about-covid-19-threat-to-inmates/ 92 comments
- The Supreme Court’s shadow docket is growing larger and more divisive. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html 26 comments
- The Supreme Court’s enigmatic “shadow docket” is Trump’s best friend - Vox https://www.vox.com/2020/8/11/21356913/supreme-court-shadow-docket-jail-asylum-covid-immigrants-sonia-sotomayor-barnes-ahlman 17 comments
- Supreme Court frees O.C. jails from coronavirus mandate - Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-08-05/supreme-court-blocks-mandate-requiring-better-coronavirus-protections-for-o-c-inmates 6 comments
- Opinion | The Supreme Court’s dangerous ‘shadow docket’ - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/19/supreme-court-justices-are-misusing-shadow-docket/ 6 comments
- The Supreme Court term never ended. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/10/neverending-supreme-court-term.html?via=features 4 comments
- Coronavirus Prison Releases Can Come Down To Luck https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/coronavirus-prison-release-rules-inconsistency 3 comments