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  "path": "/2026/05/19/alito-helped-normalize-unreasoned-shadow-docket-orders-now-hes-mad-about-one/",
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  "textContent": "A couple weeks back, Supreme Court watcher Steve Vladeck pointed out a fascinating “tell” by Justice Samuel Alito in dealing with stays that he will issue on shadow docket requests. If he is prone to agree with the underlying claim, he’ll issue an unbounded stay on a lower court’s ruling. If he is inclined to […]",
  "title": "Alito Helped Normalize Unreasoned Shadow Docket Orders. Now He’s Mad About One."
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