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Stephen Spaulding @stevespaulding.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The latest case involves the administration's efforts to deny gender affirming care to people who are incarcerated. A Reagan-appointed federal district judge ruled the Trump administration violated federal law when it issued this new policy denying said care.

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Stephen Spaulding @stevespaulding.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now, as has become its habit, the administration is asking the Supreme Court to weigh-in now, and not wait for the case to reach the Court in the usual way--after a trial and/or more extensive consideration.

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Stephen Spaulding @stevespaulding.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We need reform to the shadow docket, and Congress needs to act. First, the justices should have to explain themselves when issuing their decisions. That's what courts are supposed to do. Explain themselves. Second, the shadow docket should only be used for true emergencies.

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