Shadow Docket Sunlight Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Dec 17, 2025
What it does
The Shadow Docket Sunlight Act of 2025 would require the Supreme Court to publish written explanations and disclose individual justices’ votes when issuing orders granting, denying, or vacating preliminary injunctive relief or stays of such relief in its appellate jurisdiction. The bill specifies that these explanations must evaluate traditional injunction factors—likelihood of success on the merits, irreparable harm, balance of equities, and public interest—and allows for multiple opinions as long as they represent a majority of participating justices. It excludes administrative or scheduling orders and petitions for certiorari that do not involve injunctive relief, and mandates biennial…
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