Requires Supreme Court to explain emergency rulings and disclose justice votes.
The Shadow Docket Sunlight Act of 2025 would make the Supreme Court provide written reasons and individual justice votes for its emergency orders. This would give the public and those involved in cases a clearer understanding of these important decisions, which currently lack detailed explanations. These new rules would take effect immediately if signed into law.
Today, the Supreme Court is not legally required to explain its emergency orders or show how individual justices voted on them. If this bill became law, the Court would have to publish written reasons for these types of orders. It would also have to show individual votes. This would make its decisions more transparent. This change would take effect immediately upon the bill becoming law.
HR 6816 · 119th Congress · December 17, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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